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Wilson, NC vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 149.7% more per student than Wilson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% lower in Syracuse than in Wilson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilson
 Wilson, NCSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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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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