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Syracuse, NY vs Saratoga Springs, NY

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- Saratoga Springs spends 7.5% less per student than Syracuse.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% lower in Saratoga Springs than in Syracuse. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Saratoga Springs had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Syracuse
 Syracuse, NYSaratoga Springs, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,706$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,322  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,993$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7974573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Saratoga Springs    22 Reviews

I grew up in Saratoga and moved out in my late 20’s. I only live about 20 minutes from there now, so I go there sometimes. Downtown Saratoga is very nice. Broadway, the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I came from buffalo New York home of the chicken wings and forgot my phone in the uber the people at the concert were very nice they let me and my friend and I leave and  More

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Saratoga springs is one of the safest cities to live in. You don't really have to worry about getting shot, mugged, assaulted (Those things do happen, but no where near  More

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