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Williamsburg, VA vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- New York spends 42.7% more per student than Williamsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% lower in New York than in Williamsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New York had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Williamsburg
 Williamsburg, VANew York, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,855$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,968$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1003464573
 Students per Counselor258  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Williamsburg    16 Reviews

I started visiting here about 10 years ago when our daughter was living here, and two years ago, with my husband's retirement we decided to move here from northern VA,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Well I guess I'm late to the posts but maybe someone new will want info. I have lived here for 18 years. Growing up in CA. Way different. In response to other posts,  More

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It is much higher than reported. Police cover up for the wealthy or well connected. Rapists are released from jail by the judges right after conviction. Police are  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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