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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mendon, NY vs Wantagh, NY

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- Wantagh spends 15.4% more per student than Mendon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% higher in Wantagh than in Mendon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wantagh had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mendon
 Mendon, NYWantagh, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,368$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9794573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Mendon    1 Reviews
Jim · Mendon, NY
Great location
Over 3 years ago

Lived here for about 15 years, just a wonderful community, great education, strong community, terrific University town, and  More

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Reviews for Wantagh    8 Reviews
Dina · Wantagh, NY
Great town
Over 5 years ago

Desirable town. The beach is literally in your backyard and there are no bad surrounding towns, which make it very safe. My neighborhood is a good mix of young  More

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Scott · Wantagh, NY
High Cost of Housing
Over 13 years ago

Having lived in Wantagh all my life, I can tell you it is a great place to raise a family, as long as you can afford it. Home prices property taxes and make the price  More

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John · Wantagh, NY
Great Town but it costs a bit
Over 14 years ago

Wantagh, NY is on Long Island's south shore, lying in Nassau County, in fact a few miles from Jones Beach. Unfortunately it is expensive to live here with taxes reaching  More

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