2026 Compare Cities Education:
Garden City, NY vs Williamsburg, VA

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Highlights
- Williamsburg spends 57.8% less per student than Garden City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.1% higher in Williamsburg than in Garden City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Williamsburg had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden City
 Garden City, NYWilliamsburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,215$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6164573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Williamsburg    16 Reviews

I started visiting here about 10 years ago when our daughter was living here, and two years ago, with my husband's retirement we decided to move here from northern VA,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Well I guess I'm late to the posts but maybe someone new will want info. I have lived here for 18 years. Growing up in CA. Way different. In response to other posts,  More

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It is much higher than reported. Police cover up for the wealthy or well connected. Rapists are released from jail by the judges right after conviction. Police are  More

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