2025 Compare Cities Education:
Atlantic City, NJ vs San Diego, CA

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Highlights
- San Diego spends 33.0% less per student than Atlantic City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 101.7% higher in San Diego than in Atlantic City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Diego had 20.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Atlantic City
 Atlantic City, NJSan Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,845  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Atlantic City    2 Reviews

I am looking for a place to settle. Right now I'm in Memphis and don't want to stay. My home is New York City but I never retrace my steps. My focus has been the  More

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was born in north jersey.. lived in atlantic city for about 40 yrs.. was a great place growing up,, regular rockwell growing up,, now since the casinos over 30yrs or  More

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Reviews for San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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