2025 Compare Cities Education:
Syracuse, NY vs Johnstown, PA

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Highlights
- Johnstown spends 28.7% less per student than Syracuse.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% higher in Johnstown than in Syracuse. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Johnstown had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Syracuse
 Syracuse, NYJohnstown, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,507$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,322  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,743$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7814573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Johnstown    16 Reviews

It is a historic city with a booming economy located in Johnstown, PA. In the past two years, crime and drug problems have decreased, and the city promotes arts,  More

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Over 5 years ago

It's a filthy drug thug pitbull  More

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Over 13 years ago

Johnstown is very sceneic. The people are very nice howeever, if you go too far out into suburbia you will find a great deal of ignorance and racism. The down side is  More

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