2026 Compare Cities Education:
Garden City, NY vs Summit, NJ

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Highlights
- Summit spends 25.3% less per student than Garden City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in Summit than in Garden City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summit had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden City
 Garden City, NYSummit, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Summit    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

While there seems to be a good amount of cultural activities and diversity in this area, and it is done with the intention that it makes people feel diverse, when they  More

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Over 20 years ago

A very nice town. If you have lots of money to spend on housing and really want to be in Summit then it is worth it. The water and air quality are terrible. And as a  More

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Summit, NJ is a very expensive place to live. But the town does a great job of making it worth every penny. Community activities, train station, quite neighborhoods,  More

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