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Scottsdale, AZ vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 128.6% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% lower in Jersey City than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

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 Scottsdale, AZJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$20,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2413.2716.23
 Students per Librarian234826224573
 Students per Counselor718429530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%4.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%12.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%51.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  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 SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
ZIPS IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
07305 07306 07307 07304 07302 07310 07311

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