2024 Compare Cities Education:
Williamsport, PA vs Elmira, NY

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Highlights
- Elmira spends 39.8% more per student than Williamsport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Elmira than in Williamsport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elmira had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Williamsport
 Williamsport, PAElmira, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,232$24,083$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,297$19,026$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,985$11,931$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7914.5816.23
 Students per Librarian4328994573
 Students per Counselor353362530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%15.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%17.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.9%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.4%16.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.1%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Williamsport    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Mayor Jessie Bloom let the philly crackheads come here for rehabilitation and they did not leave. They brought their criminal ways to the port. This was once a nice town  More

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Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Williamsport my whole life, I am 32 years old, and have been married for 12 years,my wife and I just bought a house in a "bad" neighborhood, and the  More

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Over 11 years ago

the cost of living here in pa has sky rocket here in the last 4 years rents used a 3 bedroom house use to cost 500.00 a month with nothing furnish now it cost 1200  More

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Reviews for Elmira    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Elmira looks like the armpit of the earth. What happened? This could be gorgeous and has such potential. Heck, you've got Mark Twain's grave here, in a historic  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have been living in elmira for 17 years and it is a great place to live i feel safe almost all the time i run the streets with my friends, go hiking, bike riding there  More

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Over 9 years ago

JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT ELMIRA IS A DISGUSTING HOLE IN THE WORLD AND ITS RUN BY WILD MONKEES THAT ARE RUDE , DISGUSTING , ILLITERATE AND FILTHY PEOPLE THAT SHOW NO  More

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