2025 Compare Cities Education:
Greenbelt, MD vs Yonkers, NY

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Highlights
- Yonkers spends 78.2% more per student than Greenbelt.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Yonkers than in Greenbelt. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yonkers had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenbelt
 Greenbelt, MDYonkers, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,362$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9324573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Greenbelt    2 Reviews

What a fantastically beautiful place to live. It's all here. Unfortunately I and other members have recently discovered that First Amendment rights are not enforced in  More

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Created as one of three "greentowns" in the United States during the New Deal, Greenbelt is built on a co-operative model. We have one of the largest and best-run  More

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Reviews for Yonkers    7 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I lived in Yonkers my entire life, close enough to the city with less congestion. Some areas are difficult to access, and you must have a car to get around. There are a  More

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I've lived in this city for over 20 years in the Bryn Mawr section and I love it. We are the closest suburb to NYC. I can go and watch a broadway show and be back at  More

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My family and I have lived in northeast Yonkers for 18 years after leaving the grime and crime of Manhattan (my home). I bought a cute colonial on a quiet street 11  More

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