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Great Neck, NY vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 41.3% less per student than Great Neck.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 79.0% higher in Sunnyvale than in Great Neck. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Neck
 Great Neck, NYSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Great Neck    3 Reviews

I basically grew up in Great Neck from ages 7 through 23. My thoughts are as follows. Yes you should be concerned about the quality of the water. My family spent plenty  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great School System and Park  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great community,terrific park system with pools,tennis courts and summer entertainment; 30 minutes to Manhattan by LIRR, universities and colleges within easy driving  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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