2025 Compare Cities Education:
Staten Island, NY vs Stamford, CT

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- Stamford spends 2.9% less per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Stamford than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stamford had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYStamford, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor10528  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Stamford    22 Reviews

I've lived here for about 6 months and actually love it! I lived on Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn here and there for 11 years, and you definitely appreciate how much  More

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I lived here 4 yrs coming from NY fir a better life for my son. I live with suster cant afford something on my own because for a 2 bdrm its over 2300 . Too many luxury  More

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Over 10 years ago

Fairfield county connecticut is the most expensive fully adjusted place to live in the contninental us. and its in  More

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