2025 Compare Cities Education:
Baltimore, MD vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 16.1% more per student than Baltimore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in Jersey City than in Baltimore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Baltimore
 Baltimore, MDJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 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 17 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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