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Staten Island, NY vs Hammond, LA

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- Hammond spends 55.8% less per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.3% higher in Hammond than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hammond had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYHammond, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,455$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20304573
 Students per Counselor10528  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Hammond    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

It is a nice  More

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Over 14 years ago

I think that the climate is the wort thing about hammond.We do not have feal seasons. In December it can be 40 degrees one day and the next its 90. The heat and humidity  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hammond used to be a small,quiet town but with the growth of the local college it is increasing in size and everything that goes with  More

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