2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hamden, CT vs White Plains, NY

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Highlights
- White Plains spends 35.5% more per student than Hamden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in White Plains than in Hamden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- White Plains had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hamden
 Hamden, CTWhite Plains, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,362$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9324573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Hamden    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Crime is very low in my town the Police Officers live in the town so they care more about their  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have worked at seven different elementary schools, not including my student teaching experiences, and Wintergreen by far surpasses them on every level. We are  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sounds like this is a great city . Change and Diversity are both good and are what makes America what it is today. Prior to having committed to relocating, perhaps you  More

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Reviews for White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 17 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  More

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