2026 Compare Cities Education:
Garden City, NY vs Simi Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Simi Valley spends 54.5% less per student than Garden City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 99.2% higher in Simi Valley than in Garden City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Simi Valley had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden City
 Garden City, NYSimi Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Garden City    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive, pretty, good commute to New York  More

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Over 19 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 Simi Valley    22 Reviews

I've live in two different neighborhoods since fall of 1996 and depending on the neighborhood you're quality of life experience will vary. The price of housing is such  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Simi Valley for 23 Years. I love it here but due to the cost of living am looking to relocate to another state/City where my money will go further. Simi  More

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Over 17 years ago

simi valley is a very nice place to live within the shadow of the LA metro area. it has low crime and reasonable housing costs with ready access to indoor and outdoor  More

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