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Staten Island, NY vs Fort Lee, NJ

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- Fort Lee spends 5.1% more per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Fort Lee than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lee had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island

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 Staten Island, NYFort Lee, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,672$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672$20,950$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,854$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.6512.4516.23
 Students per Librarian09314573
 Students per Counselor10528304530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%2.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%10.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%60.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.7%16.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%6.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%3.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 6 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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Reviews for Fort Lee    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Fort Lee is the most convenient place I can imagine. It's a small, tree-lined borough sitting at the front door of the world's greatest city. Fort Lee is  More

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