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New York, NY vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 6.4% more per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.3% higher in Seattle than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 14.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 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 3 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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