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New York, NY vs Monterey Park, CA

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- Monterey Park spends 7.6% less per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.5% higher in Monterey Park than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monterey Park had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Monterey Park    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have lived and raised three children in Monterey Park since 1997. I chose to live here because it is a small and quiet town within range of busy LA. The city has a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

Monterey park is not a bad place to live especially if you are Asian, I'm not...but It's a safe area to live in, in L.A. only 8 minutes to downtown very close to  More

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