2025 Compare Cities Education:
Orlando, FL vs Staten Island, NY

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Highlights
- Staten Island spends 86.4% more per student than Orlando.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.8% lower in Staten Island than in Orlando. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Staten Island had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orlando
 Orlando, FLStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,672$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,437  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,854$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Orlando    237 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I made the decision to move to Orlando when I was 20. My father was a contractor so by then I'd lived in many different states & countries so I have a unique  More

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I have lived and worked in the Orlando area for more than 10 years. I really wish I could give Orlando two ratings because half the year it is wonderful and other half  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Orlando for 6 years. The environment, living costs, and housing costs are good. There are many fun places around Orlando. It's a good place to live in  More

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Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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