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Mechanicsville, VA vs Valley Stream, NY

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- Valley Stream spends 179.2% more per student than Mechanicsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.7% lower in Valley Stream than in Mechanicsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valley Stream had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicsville
 Mechanicsville, VAValley Stream, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,368$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9794573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  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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