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Wantagh, NY vs Tequesta, FL

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Highlights
- Tequesta spends 58.4% less per student than Wantagh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.8% higher in Tequesta than in Wantagh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tequesta had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wantagh
 Wantagh, NYTequesta, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Wantagh    8 Reviews

Over 6 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 14 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 Tequesta    4 Reviews

Tequesta has a very large population of old-old people that drive below the speed limit all the time however, it is a very nice area to live. Lots of green areas trees  More

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Over 9 years ago

Tequesta. Talk about old school. Amazing old neighborhoods with price ranges to suite everyone. From 55+ condos that start under $100,000 to multi-million dollar  More

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Great quality of life here, good restaurants, beach, intercoastal waterway. Safe, quiet, great place for excercise. Close to the city and airports and  More

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