What cities get the highest return on their education tax dollars and which get the worst? 5 of the least efficient cities for spending on education are in Upstate New York.

WalletHub.com conducted a survey that took a look at standardized test score results compared to the amount taxpayers spend on education.

Miami and Grand Rapids are the most eefficientcities in the United States. At the bottom of the list are Syracuse, New York City, Buffalo, Yonkers and Rochester. Each of those cities are in the bottom ten of education efficiency with Yonkers and Rochester being dead last.

Most Efficient                                                                  Least Efficient
1Miami, FL81St. Paul, MN
2Grand Rapids, MI82Syracuse, NY
3Richmond, VA83Riverside, CA
4Mobile, AL84Worcester, MA
5Tucson, AZ85Bakersfield, CA
6Detroit, MI86New York, NY
7Fort Lauderdale, FL87Buffalo, NY
8Austin, TX88Springfield, MA
9Philadelphia, PA89Yonkers, NY
10Birmingham, AL90Rochester, NY

 

See the complete list of the top 90 cities in the US from WalletHub's survey.

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