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Menlo Park, CA vs Stony Brook, NY

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- Stony Brook spends 50.4% more per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.0% lower in Stony Brook than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stony Brook had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CAStony Brook, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews
Dawn · Menlo Park, CA
San Francisco Bay Area
Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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stephen · Menlo Park, CA
Quality of life in Menlo Park
Over 13 years ago

Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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Chris · Menlo Park, CA
City pairs, recommendation for a one-earner equiva
Over 15 years ago

My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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Reviews for Stony Brook    3 Reviews
Charley · East Setauket, NY
Love it here except for the price and the winters
Over 15 years ago

PROS: Close to the water, very picturesque, hilly and not flat like much of Long Island. High quality of life, low crime rate, clean, hometown feeling. Community  More

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Dave · Stony Brook, NY
Graduate Studnet
Over 19 years ago

Peaceful, execellent place to  More

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kusumika · Ogden, UT
Ph. D IN Stony Brook univ
Over 19 years ago

INNDIAN STUDENTS MAY PLEASE CONTACT ME.  More

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