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Utica, NY vs Binghamton, NY

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Highlights
- Binghamton spends 20.0% more per student than Utica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Binghamton than in Utica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Binghamton had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Utica

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 Utica, NYBinghamton, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,862$27,434$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,084$22,458$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,625$14,765$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.8512.6916.23
 Students per Librarian56113294573
 Students per Counselor317307530
 Grade School Educ.10.2%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%9.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.8%86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.3%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

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Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 3 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  More

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ZIPS IN UTICA, NEW YORK
13501 13502
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13905 13903 13904

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