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Brewster, NY vs Shelton, CT

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Highlights
- Shelton spends 27.6% less per student than Brewster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Shelton than in Brewster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelton had 29.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brewster
 Brewster, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,097  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Brewster    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lived here for some time, school taxes way above national average, the town once thriving is no longer the same, there are nicer towns going south along the rail but  More

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Over 19 years ago

A nice area that is 1 1/2 hr by train North of New York City. It is growing rapidly because of the cost of housing is becoming extreme as you get closer to NYC. It has  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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