2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hoboken, NJ vs Staten Island, NY

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Highlights
- Staten Island spends 2.0% less per student than Hoboken.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Staten Island than in Hoboken. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Staten Island had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hoboken
 Hoboken, NJStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,672$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,854$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Hoboken    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hoboken is one of those places that is still overlooked. With Brooklyn blowing up,why not live essentially the same subway-trip from Manhattan without paying city tax,  More

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Over 14 years ago

My kind of  More

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Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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