2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tacoma, WA vs Staten Island, NY

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- Staten Island spends 28.9% more per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.3% lower in Staten Island than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Staten Island had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma
 Tacoma, WAStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,672$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,854$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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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 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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