2025 Compare Cities Education:
Staten Island, NY vs Salt Lake City, UT

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- Salt Lake City spends 53.8% less per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.6% higher in Salt Lake City than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor10528  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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