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Livingston, NJ vs Valley Stream, NY

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- Valley Stream spends 18.4% more per student than Livingston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% lower in Valley Stream than in Livingston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valley Stream had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Livingston
 Livingston, NJValley Stream, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,368$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9794573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Livingston    2 Reviews

Livingston's demographic composition is not correct as shown here. Livingston's largest communities are Jewish, Catholic, Asian-Indian, Chinese and Korean. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

i would like to see teachers  More

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Reviews for Valley Stream    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for longer than I care to have lived here. Everything is close except important things like jobs. Commute 1.5 hours or more to find a decent job. Then  More

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Valley Stream is just five minutes away from NYC City Border Line. Fifteen minutes away from JFK Airport border. a beautiful Village with a great amount of Quality. I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Valley Stream is a fairly quiet town in Nassau County, Long Island with a rather low Crime Rate. It borders on Elmont, Rosedale and Cambria Heights Queens and is a  More

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