2025 Compare Cities Education:
Seattle, WA vs New City, NY

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Highlights
- New City spends 50.3% more per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.9% lower in New City than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New City had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WANew City, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for New City    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Safe place to live. Rates high every year in America's safest places to  More

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Our family has lived here for 18 yrs. This community consist of 35 sky scrapers,55,000 cooperators. Playgrounds,3 interior shopping centers and 2 exterior. The public  More

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A vibrant, young population with a median age of 34, Rockland's communities have a small-town ambience with tree-lined streets, boutiques and antique shops, well-laid  More

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