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Ashburn, VA vs Ridgewood, NJ

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Highlights
- Ridgewood spends 39.4% more per student than Ashburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% lower in Ridgewood than in Ashburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgewood had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashburn
 Ashburn, VARidgewood, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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