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Wantagh, NY vs Naperville, IL

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Highlights
- Naperville spends 29.7% less per student than Wantagh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Naperville than in Wantagh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Naperville had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wantagh

Education
 Wantagh, NYNaperville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$31,321$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824$18,682$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$18,368$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.0613.4316.23
 Students per Librarian9797094573
 Students per Counselor358535530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%1.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.9%97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%12.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.2%70.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.5%22.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Wantagh    8 Reviews

Over 4 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 12 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 Naperville    26 Reviews

Naperville has a lot to offer. The schools are top notch, it is close to Chicago with a commuter rail that is easily accessible and fast, there are lots of parks and  More

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Over 2 years ago

Lived around the area my whole life, moved to the downtown Naperville 7 years ago and wow has it changed and not for the better. There is way too much traffic and no  More

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Over 6 years ago

Went with my real estate agent to check out a few houses in Naperville.First impression was the town was adorable especially the downtown but way too many people.couldnt  More

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