2025 Compare Cities Education:
Schenectady, NY vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 45.3% less per student than Schenectady.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% higher in Charlotte than in Schenectady. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Schenectady
 Schenectady, NYCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,501  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Schenectady    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Schenectady for more than two decades, not necessarily by choice up until now. The city looks like it's growing and developing downtown, which is a very  More

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Over 16 years ago

WE have been looking in Schenectady for a few years. We have stayed at the Parker INN a few times in the Presidential Suite. It has what we want. City atmosphere, but  More

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Over 17 years ago

shenectady is a great place to start businesses as well as providing affordable  More

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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