2025 Compare Cities Education:
Garden City, NY vs Spring Lake, NJ

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Highlights
- Spring Lake spends 20.9% less per student than Garden City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Spring Lake than in Garden City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spring Lake had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden City
 Garden City, NYSpring Lake, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11774573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%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 Spring Lake    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

While Spring Lake is nice enough, it lacks the warmth of it's neighboring town Belmar. Both towns have a mix of multiple generations and make for historic family lines  More

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