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Middle Island, NY vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 33.6% less per student than Middle Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.0% higher in Seattle than in Middle Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Middle Island
 Middle Island, NYSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Middle Island    2 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

I have lived in Suffolk County all of my life with the exception of 4 years in the Marines. It is basically a decent place. The problem is the school taxes, property  More

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Middle Village, Queens is surrounded by a large park called Juniper Valley  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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