2025 Compare Cities Education:
Staten Island, NY vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 24.2% more per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Boston than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor10528  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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