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Pearl River, NY vs Commack, NY

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Highlights
- Commack spends 0.2% more per student than Pearl River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Commack than in Pearl River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Commack had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pearl River
 Pearl River, NYCommack, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,847  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor318  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pearl River    3 Reviews

Schools are fantastic. The safe environment allows children to flourish. The community controls its own school district and keeps it strong. Recent investment of $50  More

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I grew up in Pearl River- it is a safe, friendly town with schools top ranked in the state every year... all this and a close proximity (25 miles) to NYC... cost of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Crime is very little to none. In fact, it's so low, when something does happen it seem's the whole town hear's about  More

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Reviews for Commack    4 Reviews

Resident since 1979. Love it  More

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Over 5 years ago

crap it so bad never move here crime is so high there is littraly robberies every  More

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Over 13 years ago

if you want to live on Long Island, you need to make high end salary to live  More

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