| Index | South Valley | Syracuse | New York |
| Average Test Scores | 18% | 33% | 56% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 0:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 56 | 4,060 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 22 | 1,092 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 9 | 483 |
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| Index | South Valley | Syracuse | New York |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.4% | 76.7% | 83.5% |
| Completed high school | 89.1% | 75.2% | 82.1% |
| Completed some college | 66.6% | 54.7% | 59.5% |
| Completed associate degree | 44.5% | 35.5% | 43.4% |
| Completed bachelors | 32.1% | 26.8% | 34.7% |
| Completed masters | 15.9% | 12.2% | 15.1% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.6% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Manlius, NY | 4,456 | 85% | 76.4% |
| Skaneateles, NY | 2,396 | 79% | 63.5% |
| Marcellus, NY | 2,190 | 75% | 56.9% |
| Fayetteville, NY | 4,067 | 74% | 54.9% |
| Cazenovia, NY | 2,857 | 71% | 46.9% |
| Syracuse, NY | 142,553 | 33% | 31.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McAllen, TX | 142,557 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Mesquite, TX | 142,429 | 43% | 9.5% |
| Pasadena, CA | 142,017 | 36% | 24.3% |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 141,704 | 46% | 3.8% |
| Midland, TX | 141,194 | 37% | 22.1% |
| Syracuse, NY | 142,553 | 33% | 31.3% |
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