2025 Compare Cities Education:
Stony Brook, NY vs Cortland, NY

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Highlights
- Cortland spends 13.1% less per student than Stony Brook.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% lower in Cortland than in Stony Brook. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortland had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Stony Brook
 Stony Brook, NYCortland, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,833$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Stony Brook    3 Reviews

PROS: Close to the water, very picturesque, hilly and not flat like much of Long Island. High quality of life, low crime rate, clean, hometown feeling. Community  More

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Over 19 years ago

Peaceful, execellent place to  More

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Over 19 years ago

INNDIAN STUDENTS MAY PLEASE CONTACT ME.  More

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Reviews for Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Over 18 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  More

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