2025 Compare Cities Education:
Seattle, WA vs Staten Island, NY

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Highlights
- Staten Island spends 18.0% more per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.7% lower in Staten Island than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Staten Island had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WAStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,672$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,854$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 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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