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New York, NY vs Stony Brook, NY

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- Stony Brook spends 60.3% more per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Stony Brook than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stony Brook had 19.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYStony Brook, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.1%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 Stony Brook    3 Reviews

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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Over 19 years ago

Peaceful, execellent place to  More

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Over 19 years ago

INNDIAN STUDENTS MAY PLEASE CONTACT ME.  More

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