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Amsterdam, NY vs Fair Lawn, NJ

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Highlights
- Fair Lawn spends 3.5% less per student than Amsterdam.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% lower in Fair Lawn than in Amsterdam. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fair Lawn had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Amsterdam
 Amsterdam, NYFair Lawn, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,684  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor238  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Amsterdam    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Cost of living in Amsterdam is  More

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Over 20 years ago

Old city its nice on a river nice place to  More

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Reviews for Fair Lawn    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Good and silent place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love the convenience of Fair Lawn and it's location. It's close to anything you might want or need. The New York City is only 12 miles away, and there are stores and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Access to major highways-access to NY by rail-great schools and reasonable home  More

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