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St. Marys, PA vs Albany, NY

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Highlights
- Albany spends 62.6% more per student than St. Marys.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Albany than in St. Marys. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Marys
 St. Marys, PAAlbany, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,025  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7774573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for St. Marys    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The population continues to decline in St. Marys. The Census Bureau came out with their latest numbers and the population continues to decline. In 2011 it was at  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place is full of nothing but old people and rednecks. They have no idea what the rest of the world is like because they are very isolated geographically and  More

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St. Marys, and the whole Elk County area are a textbook example of the term "Brain Drain." Ever since the mid to late 90's, most of the youth that went away to college  More

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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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