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Mahwah, NJ vs Nyack, NY

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Highlights
- Nyack spends 21.2% more per student than Mahwah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Nyack than in Mahwah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nyack had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mahwah
 Mahwah, NJNyack, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%1.5%
Reviews for Mahwah    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Great place to live and raise kids. Very family oriented and safe. Schools are great. Close proximity to everything. Only drawback is cost of housing and  More

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Reviews for Nyack    4 Reviews

Nyack is a very vibrant and eclectic town. Very diverse culturally and is accepting to the LGBTQ community. The arts, nightlife, and shopping is great. My favorite  More

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Over 13 years ago

Nyack is a small village on the Hudson River about 20 miles north of NYC. Living in a river town is a wonderful thing from beautiful sunrises to sunsets. The village of  More

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Over 15 years ago

I moved here 8 yrs ago from NYC (30 minutes away) and have found this to be the quintessential small town, not small minded. I am a real estate associate broker with  More

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