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Ronkonkoma, NY vs Bay Shore, NY

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- Bay Shore spends 0.0% less per student than Ronkonkoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Bay Shore than in Ronkonkoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bay Shore had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ronkonkoma
 Ronkonkoma, NYBay Shore, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ronkonkoma    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Property taxes are very high and it makes it impossible to retire  More

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Over 12 years ago

Not much goes on in Ronkonkoma. It's best feature is that it's conveniently located to easily leave. It has a non-stop speed train to Manhattan and a little private  More

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Reviews for Bay Shore    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Long Island is very expensive. Bay Shore is definitely one of the cheaper parts of the island, but it's still  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great community but saddled with taxes that are detracting from the quality of life here on Long  More

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I find the quality of life here in Bay Shore becoming more and more difficult. Due to the lack of convenient public transportation our population is forced to clog the  More

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