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Salt Lake City, UT vs Beacon, NY

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- Beacon spends 159.6% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.3% lower in Beacon than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beacon had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTBeacon, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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