2025 Compare Cities Education:
Garden City, NY vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 6.1% less per student than Garden City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% lower in Boston than in Garden City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden City
 Garden City, NYBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Garden City    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Expensive, pretty, good commute to New York  More

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Over 18 years ago

Bus and railroad service is excellent. However, there is too much traffic. Travelling across town takes at least 15 minutes during off peak hours. Around noon and six  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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