2025 Compare Cities Education:
Belle Mead, NJ vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 14.9% less per student than Belle Mead.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.6% higher in Seattle than in Belle Mead. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Belle Mead
 Belle Mead, NJSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,559  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor271  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Belle Mead    1 Reviews

Belle Mead is a quiet slice of suburbia nestled between Princeton and New Brunswick. We moved here in 1990 because I worked at Princeton University and my wife was a  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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