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Ridgefield Park, NJ vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 3.0% less per student than Ridgefield Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Jersey City than in Ridgefield Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgefield Park

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 Ridgefield Park, NJJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,891$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950$20,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,557$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4513.2716.23
 Students per Librarian93126224573
 Students per Counselor304429530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%4.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.9%89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%12.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.2%4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.9%51.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Ridgefield Park    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

if you want the luxury of having everything at your finger tips it's going to cost you more. Everything is expensive but the variety is uncommon.  More

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Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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ZIPS IN RIDGEFIELD PARK, NEW JERSEY
07660
ZIPS IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
07305 07306 07307 07304 07302 07310 07311

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