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Rye Brook, NY vs Melville, NY

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Highlights
- Melville spends 3.6% less per student than Rye Brook.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Melville than in Rye Brook. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melville had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rye Brook
 Rye Brook, NYMelville, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Melville    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Long Island has great beaches, wonderful schools, great proximity to NYC but I just got divorced and I am looking for a slower paced community that is less expensive. It  More

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Over 14 years ago

Long Island has great beaches, wonderful schools, great proximity to NYC but I just got divorced and I am looking for a slower paced community that is less expensive. It  More

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