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Watertown, NY vs Gettysburg, PA

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Highlights
- Gettysburg spends 11.6% less per student than Watertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in Gettysburg than in Watertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gettysburg had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watertown
 Watertown, NYGettysburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,117$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,025$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3954573
 Students per Counselor277  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.2%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 Gettysburg    2 Reviews

I would like to move to gettysburg my problem is I do not drive on a fixed income so i' looking for affordable housing and public  More

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Over 16 years ago

Tourism is just about the only industry in Gettysburg. It also tends to be a retirement destination for those who have lived in nearby larger cities. Therefore, the cost  More

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