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Bay Shore, NY vs Valley Stream, NY

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- Valley Stream spends 3.6% more per student than Bay Shore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Valley Stream than in Bay Shore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valley Stream had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bay Shore
 Bay Shore, NYValley Stream, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,368$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9794573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bay Shore    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Long Island is very expensive. Bay Shore is definitely one of the cheaper parts of the island, but it's still  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great community but saddled with taxes that are detracting from the quality of life here on Long  More

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I find the quality of life here in Bay Shore becoming more and more difficult. Due to the lack of convenient public transportation our population is forced to clog the  More

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Reviews for Valley Stream    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for longer than I care to have lived here. Everything is close except important things like jobs. Commute 1.5 hours or more to find a decent job. Then  More

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Valley Stream is just five minutes away from NYC City Border Line. Fifteen minutes away from JFK Airport border. a beautiful Village with a great amount of Quality. I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Valley Stream is a fairly quiet town in Nassau County, Long Island with a rather low Crime Rate. It borders on Elmont, Rosedale and Cambria Heights Queens and is a  More

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