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Alton, NH vs Wantagh, NY

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Highlights
- Wantagh spends 45.1% more per student than Alton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Wantagh than in Alton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wantagh had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alton
 Alton, NHWantagh, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,244  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,368$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9794573
 Students per Counselor166  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Alton    1 Reviews

My sister lives in Alton Bay. It is very scenic in the summer months and most of the local restaurants are over crowded with vacationers. In the winter it is dull, dull,  More

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Reviews for Wantagh    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Desirable town. The beach is literally in your backyard and there are no bad surrounding towns, which make it very safe. My neighborhood is a good mix of young  More

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Over 13 years ago

Having lived in Wantagh all my life, I can tell you it is a great place to raise a family, as long as you can afford it. Home prices property taxes and make the price  More

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Wantagh, NY is on Long Island's south shore, lying in Nassau County, in fact a few miles from Jones Beach. Unfortunately it is expensive to live here with taxes reaching  More

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