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Oceanside, NY vs Downey, CA

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Highlights
- Downey spends 44.4% less per student than Oceanside.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 81.3% higher in Downey than in Oceanside. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Downey had 14.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oceanside
 Oceanside, NYDowney, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Oceanside    2 Reviews

Oceanside may not have the best of anything, but it has just about everything. Long Beach Road, the main thoroughfare running through Oceanside, will take you to the  More

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and it is dropping slower than the rest of the country. Property taxes? FUGGEDABOUTIT!! Don't move to Nassau County NY if you can at all help it. Sinking  More

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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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