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Smithfield, VA vs Tonawanda, NY

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- Tonawanda spends 94.0% more per student than Smithfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% lower in Tonawanda than in Smithfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tonawanda had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithfield
 Smithfield, VATonawanda, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Smithfield    4 Reviews

The entire Isle of Wight area is incredibly racist and a good old boys town. I came to the Hampton Roads area to get away from the racism in the mountains. The areas of  More

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I lived in Smithfield for a few years.not for me.lots of litter,human feces in the phone booth,hot and to Southern for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Smithfield, VA is a bedroom community that has no major industry and has been over developed with houses driving the value of houses down across the entire county. I  More

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Reviews for Tonawanda    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Moved back here last year from CA. as my Dad was sick. Should not have bought a house!! The prices are good, but if you do not want to stay forever, it's not a good  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great suburb to raise a family. Safe, nice, good schools and very reasonable housing  More

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A great place to start a family. Always feel safe & secure. No major crimes to  More

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