| | Toms River township, NJ | Groton, CT | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $22,948 | $26,209 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $19,822 | $21,083 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $11,684 | $12,420 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 12.03 | 11.7 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 1324 | 403 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 315 | 331 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.2% | 2.6% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 3.7% | 3.4% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 94.1% | 94.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 19.4% | 22.2% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 34.3% | 38.6% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 8.8% | 12.6% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 1.6% | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.5% |