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Staten Island, NY vs White Plains, NY

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Highlights
- White Plains spends 32.5% more per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in White Plains than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- White Plains had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island

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 Staten Island, NYWhite Plains, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,672$31,362$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672$27,367$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,854$18,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.6512.7416.23
 Students per Librarian09324573
 Students per Counselor10528315530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%12.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%53.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.7%19.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%7.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%2.5%1.5%

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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 6 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 White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  More

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