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Syracuse, NY vs Amherst, NY

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- Amherst spends 4.6% less per student than Syracuse.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% lower in Amherst than in Syracuse. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Amherst had 13.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Syracuse
 Syracuse, NYAmherst, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,322  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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