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Wantagh, NY vs Christiansburg, VA

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Highlights
- Christiansburg spends 60.7% less per student than Wantagh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% higher in Christiansburg than in Wantagh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Christiansburg had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wantagh
 Wantagh, NYChristiansburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5104573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Wantagh    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Desirable town. The beach is literally in your backyard and there are no bad surrounding towns, which make it very safe. My neighborhood is a good mix of young  More

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Over 13 years ago

Having lived in Wantagh all my life, I can tell you it is a great place to raise a family, as long as you can afford it. Home prices property taxes and make the price  More

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Wantagh, NY is on Long Island's south shore, lying in Nassau County, in fact a few miles from Jones Beach. Unfortunately it is expensive to live here with taxes reaching  More

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Reviews for Christiansburg    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am a 30 year resident of Christiansburg. The cost of living is low here overall. Crime rate is low, weather is moderate with four true seasons. Blacksburg costs more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia Tech is 7 miles down the road and a great place to educate and join the Hokie  More

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I have lived in Christiansburg for two years. I have found it to be a very nice place to live. Many community activities, low crime, nice neighborhoods. A very community  More

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