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Philadelphia, PA vs Hackettstown, NJ

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Highlights
- Hackettstown spends 4.8% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% lower in Hackettstown than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hackettstown had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PAHackettstown, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$24,608$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$20,835$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$12,625$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0410.8116.23
 Students per Librarian23808124573
 Students per Counselor408290530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%2.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Hackettstown    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Lovely little town with active college life at Cententary College. New theater at the college offers many choices culturally. Town could use a little improvement;  More

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Over 16 years ago

I can't afford and don't choose to live near the congested area in North Eastern New Jersey where I work. It is a great place to come home to each night after a hard  More

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Over 18 years ago

First the good about New Jersey, the "Garden State" of our nation. NJ is a great state for employment opportunities, top-notch medical care is available in both NJ and  More

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