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Wading River, NY vs Manhattan Beach, CA

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- Manhattan Beach spends 42.3% less per student than Wading River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 78.2% higher in Manhattan Beach than in Wading River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan Beach had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wading River
 Wading River, NYManhattan Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%1.5%
Reviews for Wading River    1 Reviews

Wading River in Eastern Long Island is a beautiful place, but the cost of living is ridiculous. Housing, real estate taxes and the general cost of living will eat you  More

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Reviews for Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  More

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