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Topeka, KS vs Staten Island, NY

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Highlights
- Staten Island spends 73.7% more per student than Topeka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Staten Island than in Topeka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Staten Island had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Topeka
 Topeka, KSStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,672$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,364  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,854$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

Loretta Lynn says that in  More

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  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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