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Redwood City, CA vs Stony Brook, NY

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Highlights
- Stony Brook spends 50.4% more per student than Redwood City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.0% lower in Stony Brook than in Redwood City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stony Brook had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Redwood City
 Redwood City, CAStony Brook, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.1%1.5%
Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  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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