2025 Compare Cities Education:
Schenectady, NY vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 52.6% less per student than Schenectady.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 68.1% higher in Salt Lake City than in Schenectady. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Schenectady
 Schenectady, NYSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,501  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 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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