2025 Compare Cities Education:
Schenectady, NY vs Portage, MI

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Highlights
- Portage spends 33.9% less per student than Schenectady.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.8% higher in Portage than in Schenectady. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portage had 13.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Schenectady
 Schenectady, NYPortage, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,501  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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