2025 Compare Cities Education:
Garden City, NY vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- St. Louis spends 51.2% less per student than Garden City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in St. Louis than in Garden City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Louis had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden City
 Garden City, NYSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,291$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,062$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock36374573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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