2025 Compare Cities Education:
Staten Island, NY vs Weehawken, NJ

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- Weehawken spends 2.0% more per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Weehawken than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Weehawken had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYWeehawken, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor10528  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 Weehawken    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Weehawken is just across the Hudson river from Manhattan. I live on Boulevard East on top of the cliff and the view of the river and the city is just amazing. Being so  More

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Over 18 years ago

Weehawken is ideal for people who want a larger space per dollar than New York City and has a relative convenience of getting to Times Square with 10-15 minutes, Newark  More

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