2025 Compare Cities Education:
Syracuse, NY vs Northampton, MA

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Highlights
- Northampton spends 12.8% less per student than Syracuse.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% lower in Northampton than in Syracuse. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northampton had 11.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Syracuse
 Syracuse, NYNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,404$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,322  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%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 Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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