Compare education: New york NY vs Los angeles CA

Education Levels

The educational attainment in the area helps gauge the workforce's skill level and economic potential.

Education Level	New york	Los angeles
No Schooling	2.6% (215,601)	3.0% (116,335)
High School Diploma	14.3% (1,193,069)	12.1% (461,986)
Less than High School	19.4% (1,614,376)	28.8% (1,101,987)
Bachelor's Degree and Higher	29.6% (2,463,674)	26.2% (1,002,780)

Education Levels Comparison: New york vs Los angeles

In Los angeles, a higher percentage of residents lack formal schooling at 3.0% compared to 2.6% in New york.
A higher percentage of residents in New york hold a high school diploma at 14.3%, compared to 12.1% in Los angeles.
The percentage of residents with less than a high school education is higher in Los angeles at 28.8%, compared to 19.4% in New york.
A higher percentage of residents in New york hold a bachelor's degree or higher at 29.6%, compared to 26.2% in Los angeles.

Impact of Education on Community

Education plays a crucial role in shaping the quality of life and economic conditions of a community. Higher education levels are often associated with better job opportunities, higher income, and improved quality of life. Conversely, lower education levels can contribute to higher crime rates and increased cost of living due to limited economic opportunities. Understanding the educational landscape of an area can provide valuable insights into its social and economic dynamics.

Schools Overview of New york

Explore the educational landscape of the area through detailed information about local schools. This includes data on school levels, teacher and student numbers, diversity, and graduation rates, which can help in evaluating the quality of education available. This data list of schools is only for Memphis, TN. If you want to see the list of schools for Los angeles, please click here.

Name	Level	Teachers	Students	Teachers/Students	By race	Male/Female	Grad. Rate
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL EAST HARLEM	Elementary	26	336	1/12	asian: 3 black: 98 hispanic: 226 white: 6 other: 3	156/ 180	None
HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL	Other	0	198	N/A/N/A	asian: 0 black: 91 hispanic: 97 white: 1 other: 7	108/ 90	None
JOHN V LINDSAY WILDCAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	High	20	331	1/16	asian: 1 black: 122 hispanic: 193 white: 6 other: 9	191/ 140	None
SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM	Elementary	11	142	1/12	asian: 0 black: 106 hispanic: 21 white: 0 other: 15	68/ 74	None
HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL	Other	79	759	1/9	asian: 2 black: 435 hispanic: 294 white: 9 other: 19	364/ 395	None
LOWER EAST SIDE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL	High	37	438	1/11	asian: 117 black: 40 hispanic: 262 white: 10 other: 9	252/ 186	39
EAST SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL	High	66	700	1/10	asian: 43 black: 106 hispanic: 376 white: 134 other: 41	390/ 310	None
PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE	Elementary	23	179	1/7	asian: 12 black: 50 hispanic: 91 white: 14 other: 12	89/ 90	None
PS 20 ANNA SILVER	Elementary	30	313	1/10	asian: 57 black: 49 hispanic: 175 white: 25 other: 7	156/ 157	None
PS 34 FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT	Elementary	26	224	1/8	asian: 4 black: 95 hispanic: 117 white: 6 other: 2	119/ 105	None
STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE)	Elementary	28	178	1/6	asian: 4 black: 30 hispanic: 116 white: 19 other: 9	84/ 94	None
PS 110 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE	Elementary	24	289	1/12	asian: 38 black: 23 hispanic: 150 white: 64 other: 14	150/ 139	None
PS 134 HENRIETTA SZOLD	Elementary	17	177	1/10	asian: 7 black: 54 hispanic: 103 white: 5 other: 8	93/ 84	None
PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS	Elementary	43	295	1/6	asian: 6 black: 62 hispanic: 213 white: 9 other: 5	159/ 136	None
PS 142 AMALIA CASTRO	Elementary	28	336	1/11	asian: 2 black: 59 hispanic: 245 white: 15 other: 15	171/ 165	None
CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL	High	13	112	1/8	asian: 0 black: 53 hispanic: 55 white: 1 other: 3	58/ 54	40
PS 184 SHUANG WEN	Elementary	48	736	1/15	asian: 500 black: 18 hispanic: 90 white: 58 other: 70	369/ 367	None
UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOL	High	38	487	1/12	asian: 144 black: 78 hispanic: 225 white: 30 other: 10	250/ 237	97
PS 64 ROBERT SIMON	Elementary	18	185	1/9	asian: 4 black: 40 hispanic: 133 white: 7 other: 1	97/ 88	None
PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE)	Elementary	35	336	1/9	asian: 9 black: 111 hispanic: 190 white: 8 other: 18	197/ 139	None
NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOL	Other	97	1610	1/16	asian: 597 black: 87 hispanic: 173 white: 592 other: 161	781/ 829	None
ORCHARD COLLEGIATE ACADEMY	High	22	271	1/12	asian: 45 black: 55 hispanic: 148 white: 9 other: 14	144/ 127	93
EAST VILLAGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)	Elementary	46	471	1/10	asian: 36 black: 48 hispanic: 179 white: 163 other: 45	235/ 236	None
UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	Middle	27	160	1/5	asian: 4 black: 42 hispanic: 95 white: 11 other: 8	92/ 68	None
CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP SCHOOL (THE)	Elementary	21	268	1/12	asian: 27 black: 31 hispanic: 86 white: 99 other: 25	134/ 134	None
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL	Elementary	20	232	1/11	asian: 14 black: 25 hispanic: 85 white: 84 other: 23	125/ 107	None
EARTH SCHOOL	Elementary	20	217	1/10	asian: 10 black: 18 hispanic: 106 white: 60 other: 23	116/ 101	None
TOMPKINS SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Middle	19	323	1/16	asian: 36 black: 45 hispanic: 166 white: 68 other: 8	167/ 156	None
BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE	High	48	564	1/11	asian: 120 black: 102 hispanic: 120 white: 196 other: 26	236/ 328	99
SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL LEADERS	Middle	19	151	1/7	asian: 16 black: 31 hispanic: 93 white: 8 other: 3	87/ 64	None

Name: AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL EAST HARLEM

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 26

Students: 336

Teachers/Students: 1/12

By race: asian: 3
black: 98
hispanic: 226
white: 6
other: 3

Male/Female: 156/ 180

Grad. Rate: None

Name: HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL

Level: Other

Teachers: 0

Students: 198

Teachers/Students: N/A/N/A

By race: asian: 0
black: 91
hispanic: 97
white: 1
other: 7

Male/Female: 108/ 90

Grad. Rate: None

Name: JOHN V LINDSAY WILDCAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

Level: High

Teachers: 20

Students: 331

Teachers/Students: 1/16

By race: asian: 1
black: 122
hispanic: 193
white: 6
other: 9

Male/Female: 191/ 140

Grad. Rate: None

Name: SISULU-WALKER CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 11

Students: 142

Teachers/Students: 1/12

By race: asian: 0
black: 106
hispanic: 21
white: 0
other: 15

Male/Female: 68/ 74

Grad. Rate: None

Name: HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL

Level: Other

Teachers: 79

Students: 759

Teachers/Students: 1/9

By race: asian: 2
black: 435
hispanic: 294
white: 9
other: 19

Male/Female: 364/ 395

Grad. Rate: None

Name: LOWER EAST SIDE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL

Level: High

Teachers: 37

Students: 438

Teachers/Students: 1/11

By race: asian: 117
black: 40
hispanic: 262
white: 10
other: 9

Male/Female: 252/ 186

Grad. Rate: 39

Name: EAST SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Level: High

Teachers: 66

Students: 700

Teachers/Students: 1/10

By race: asian: 43
black: 106
hispanic: 376
white: 134
other: 41

Male/Female: 390/ 310

Grad. Rate: None

Name: PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 23

Students: 179

Teachers/Students: 1/7

By race: asian: 12
black: 50
hispanic: 91
white: 14
other: 12

Male/Female: 89/ 90

Grad. Rate: None

Name: PS 20 ANNA SILVER

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 30

Students: 313

Teachers/Students: 1/10

By race: asian: 57
black: 49
hispanic: 175
white: 25
other: 7

Male/Female: 156/ 157

Grad. Rate: None

Name: PS 34 FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 26

Students: 224

Teachers/Students: 1/8

By race: asian: 4
black: 95
hispanic: 117
white: 6
other: 2

Male/Female: 119/ 105

Grad. Rate: None

Name: STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE)

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 28

Students: 178

Teachers/Students: 1/6

By race: asian: 4
black: 30
hispanic: 116
white: 19
other: 9

Male/Female: 84/ 94

Grad. Rate: None

Name: PS 110 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 24

Students: 289

Teachers/Students: 1/12

By race: asian: 38
black: 23
hispanic: 150
white: 64
other: 14

Male/Female: 150/ 139

Grad. Rate: None

Name: PS 134 HENRIETTA SZOLD

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 17

Students: 177

Teachers/Students: 1/10

By race: asian: 7
black: 54
hispanic: 103
white: 5
other: 8

Male/Female: 93/ 84

Grad. Rate: None

Name: PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 43

Students: 295

Teachers/Students: 1/6

By race: asian: 6
black: 62
hispanic: 213
white: 9
other: 5

Male/Female: 159/ 136

Grad. Rate: None

Name: PS 142 AMALIA CASTRO

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 28

Students: 336

Teachers/Students: 1/11

By race: asian: 2
black: 59
hispanic: 245
white: 15
other: 15

Male/Female: 171/ 165

Grad. Rate: None

Name: CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL

Level: High

Teachers: 13

Students: 112

Teachers/Students: 1/8

By race: asian: 0
black: 53
hispanic: 55
white: 1
other: 3

Male/Female: 58/ 54

Grad. Rate: 40

Name: PS 184 SHUANG WEN

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 48

Students: 736

Teachers/Students: 1/15

By race: asian: 500
black: 18
hispanic: 90
white: 58
other: 70

Male/Female: 369/ 367

Grad. Rate: None

Name: UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Level: High

Teachers: 38

Students: 487

Teachers/Students: 1/12

By race: asian: 144
black: 78
hispanic: 225
white: 30
other: 10

Male/Female: 250/ 237

Grad. Rate: 97

Name: PS 64 ROBERT SIMON

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 18

Students: 185

Teachers/Students: 1/9

By race: asian: 4
black: 40
hispanic: 133
white: 7
other: 1

Male/Female: 97/ 88

Grad. Rate: None

Name: PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE)

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 35

Students: 336

Teachers/Students: 1/9

By race: asian: 9
black: 111
hispanic: 190
white: 8
other: 18

Male/Female: 197/ 139

Grad. Rate: None

Name: NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOL

Level: Other

Teachers: 97

Students: 1610

Teachers/Students: 1/16

By race: asian: 597
black: 87
hispanic: 173
white: 592
other: 161

Male/Female: 781/ 829

Grad. Rate: None

Name: ORCHARD COLLEGIATE ACADEMY

Level: High

Teachers: 22

Students: 271

Teachers/Students: 1/12

By race: asian: 45
black: 55
hispanic: 148
white: 9
other: 14

Male/Female: 144/ 127

Grad. Rate: 93

Name: EAST VILLAGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 46

Students: 471

Teachers/Students: 1/10

By race: asian: 36
black: 48
hispanic: 179
white: 163
other: 45

Male/Female: 235/ 236

Grad. Rate: None

Name: UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Level: Middle

Teachers: 27

Students: 160

Teachers/Students: 1/5

By race: asian: 4
black: 42
hispanic: 95
white: 11
other: 8

Male/Female: 92/ 68

Grad. Rate: None

Name: CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP SCHOOL (THE)

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 21

Students: 268

Teachers/Students: 1/12

By race: asian: 27
black: 31
hispanic: 86
white: 99
other: 25

Male/Female: 134/ 134

Grad. Rate: None

Name: NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 20

Students: 232

Teachers/Students: 1/11

By race: asian: 14
black: 25
hispanic: 85
white: 84
other: 23

Male/Female: 125/ 107

Grad. Rate: None

Name: EARTH SCHOOL

Level: Elementary

Teachers: 20

Students: 217

Teachers/Students: 1/10

By race: asian: 10
black: 18
hispanic: 106
white: 60
other: 23

Male/Female: 116/ 101

Grad. Rate: None

Name: TOMPKINS SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Level: Middle

Teachers: 19

Students: 323

Teachers/Students: 1/16

By race: asian: 36
black: 45
hispanic: 166
white: 68
other: 8

Male/Female: 167/ 156

Grad. Rate: None

Name: BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE

Level: High

Teachers: 48

Students: 564

Teachers/Students: 1/11

By race: asian: 120
black: 102
hispanic: 120
white: 196
other: 26

Male/Female: 236/ 328

Grad. Rate: 99

Name: SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL LEADERS

Level: Middle

Teachers: 19

Students: 151

Teachers/Students: 1/7

By race: asian: 16
black: 31
hispanic: 93
white: 8
other: 3

Male/Female: 87/ 64

Grad. Rate: None

In New york, NY, evaluating the educational landscape is crucial for families considering relocation. Here are seven key factors to consider when assessing neighborhood schools: 1. Teacher-to-Student Ratio: A lower ratio indicates more individualized attention for students, which can foster better learning outcomes. For instance, a 1:12 ratio suggests that teachers could more effectively cater to individual learning needs compared to schools with higher ratios. 2. Graduation Rates: High graduation rates are typically reflective of a school’s ability to support students through their educational journey, indicating strong academic and administrative frameworks. 3. Diversity in Schools: Schools with diverse student populations offer enriched cultural experiences and promote inclusivity. This diversity aids in preparing students for a global society and fosters a broad-minded community atmosphere. 4. School Budget and Resources: Adequate funding is crucial, influencing the quality of academic resources, facilities, and extracurricular opportunities available to students. A well-funded school is better positioned to offer comprehensive educational experiences. 5. Academic and Extracurricular Programs: Programs such as advanced coursework, sports, and arts are key to holistic student development. Evaluating these offerings can help align school choices with a child’s interests and strengths. 6. Safety and Environment: The safety of a school environment has direct implications on student well-being and learning efficiency. Factors such as campus security measures and the overall atmosphere are important considerations. 7. School Leadership and Vision: A school’s leadership and its educational philosophy can greatly affect the quality of education and the community sense within the school. Understanding the administrative vision is essential for assessing if the school's goals align with your values. Considering these factors, along with visiting schools and engaging with the community, will provide deeper insights and facilitate informed decisions, ensuring that the chosen educational path aligns with your family's priorities in New york.