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

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- Westfield spends 1.2% less per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Westfield than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westfield had 11.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYWestfield, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor10528  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Westfield    8 Reviews

Looking for a simpler life - taxes too high in New  More

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Over 14 years ago

As a resident for over 10 years, overall I have to say that Westfield is one of the most beautiful towns to live in within commuting distance to NYC! Here is a little  More

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Over 15 years ago

My family and I have been here for 11 years! Housing is expensive, but that is really the only downside (and snow!!!) Seriously, it is beautiful, clean, with great  More

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