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2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Islip, NY vs Nashville, TN

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- Nashville spends 56.4% less per student than West Islip.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.3% higher in Nashville than in West Islip. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nashville had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Islip
 West Islip, NYNashville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,175$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,449$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8874573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
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Reviews for West Islip    1 Reviews
Kyle · West Islip, NY
Meh...
Over 15 years ago

It's a nice town full of middle-class to upper-class people. Mostly white though...wish it was more integrated.  More

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Navin · Madison, TN
Good but gentrified.
Over 1 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Sarah · Tucker, GA
Nashville is getting worse
Over 1 years ago

Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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A · Nashville, TN
Extremely overrated town.
Over 4 years ago

Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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