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Staten Island, NY vs Waleska, GA

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- Waleska spends 49.8% less per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in Waleska than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waleska had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYWaleska, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,872$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,110$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9504573
 Students per Counselor10528  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock22.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%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 Waleska    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

What I like the most about Waleska. it's a quite peacful, laid-back quaint little town. It really is a college town but you would never know it was, because the majority  More

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