2024 Compare Cities Education:
Spokane, WA vs Kingston, NY

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Highlights
- Kingston spends 74.2% more per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% lower in Kingston than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kingston had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WAKingston, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,661$30,766$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157$27,390$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,051$18,531$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5411.2316.23
 Students per Librarian18995124573
 Students per Counselor368320530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%26.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for Kingston    10 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I was hopeful after the mayoral election in 2011, which also saw a Democrat elected as Alderman for my area, that the new regime would unite the people  More

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New politics coming to town, huge environmental movement, artist community is very strong, Keegan Ales alone is worth the trip, incredibly inexpensive city properties  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Ulster County my entire life. The last 20 years in Kingston. The best part of living here is the change of seasons. It is so beautiful in the fall.   More

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