2025 Compare Cities Education:
Watertown, NY vs Brooklyn, NY

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Highlights
- Brooklyn spends 12.8% less per student than Watertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Brooklyn than in Watertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brooklyn had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Watertown
 Watertown, NYBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,855$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,968$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1003464573
 Students per Counselor277  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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