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Ronkonkoma, NY vs Summerville, SC

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Highlights
- Summerville spends 63.2% less per student than Ronkonkoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% higher in Summerville than in Ronkonkoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summerville had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ronkonkoma
 Ronkonkoma, NYSummerville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,107$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,901$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4804573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%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 Summerville    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Is the Cost of living really slightly above the national average? Can you tell me an nice area to rent an apartment. One bed room,furnished that is less than  More

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I have lived in a lot of states in my 32 years of life. Unfortunately I was brought to Summerville, SC by my mother and have remained here due to lack of work and money  More

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MY FAMILY AND I LIVED IN SUMMERVILLE FOR 3 AND 1/2 YEARS, THE CITY IS BEAUTIFUL, SMALL, WITH COUNTRY FLAVOR AND THAT KIND OF PEOPLE THAT GREEDS EVERY BODY WHILE WALKING  More

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