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Ronkonkoma, NY vs Staten Island, NY

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- Staten Island spends 21.7% less per student than Ronkonkoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% higher in Staten Island than in Ronkonkoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Staten Island had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ronkonkoma
 Ronkonkoma, NYStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,672$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,854$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 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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