2025 Compare Cities Education:
Severna Park, MD vs Shirley, NY

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Highlights
- Shirley spends 70.9% more per student than Severna Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Shirley than in Severna Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shirley had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Severna Park
 Severna Park, MDShirley, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Severna Park    2 Reviews

Severna Park High School is one of the best in Anne Arundel County. It has high quality academic and extra-curricular  More

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Over 19 years ago

Welcome to a homogenous, upper middle class community, where athletics is prized above all else. High cost of living, with median home in the 500K range. There are no  More

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Reviews for Shirley    7 Reviews

Your standard, run-of-the-mill suburb, complete with strip malls and endless suburban sprawl. I suppose it's ideal for well-off retirees, the beach is nice and has  More

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Over 12 years ago

High taxes but nice middle class town,schools are nice  More

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Over 12 years ago

nice schools dont believe what some people say,if you looking to live here you should come and drive around few blocks you will like it, its a nice middle class  More

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