2025 Compare Cities Education:
Beltsville, MD vs Metuchen, NJ

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Highlights
- Metuchen spends 24.7% more per student than Beltsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in Metuchen than in Beltsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Metuchen had 17.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Beltsville
 Beltsville, MDMetuchen, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Beltsville    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

My wife and I resided in the Vansville area of Beltsville for close to 30 years. Several of our immediate neighbors have also lived on this block for the same period of  More

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One evening around 10 PM, we didn't know how to use our new remote for our ADT alarm system and we accidentally pushed the silent panic button at the same time we pushed  More

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Over 14 years ago

Prince George County police are very slow to respond to 911 calls even when it involves violent crime. It seems the police dept. is under staffed and treat 911 calls as  More

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Reviews for Metuchen    1 Reviews

I have lived in Metuchen for over 20 years. I moved from Brooklyn, NY where I was born and raised, after meeting my NJ born wife. We raised our two sons here, and have  More

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