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Bessemer, AL vs Camden, NJ

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- Camden spends 87.8% more per student than Bessemer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.5% lower in Camden than in Bessemer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Camden had 18.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bessemer
 Bessemer, ALCamden, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,781$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11164573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Bessemer    7 Reviews
Anthony · Bessemer, AL
Bessemer Al
Over 11 years ago

Melissa, as a citizen and business person of Bessemer I am trerrible Sad to hear of your experience. I have had the opportunity to live and travel to other area And  More

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Anthony · Bessemer, AL
Accountability for a Better Bessemer (ABB)
Over 11 years ago

Melissa, as a citizen and business person of Bessemer I am trerrible Sad to hear of your experience. I have had the opportunity to live and travel to other area And  More

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Anthony · Bessemer, AL
Accountability for a better Bessemer
Over 11 years ago

Melissa, as a citizen and business person of Bessemer I am trerrible Sad to hear of your experience. I have had the opportunity to live and travel to other area And  More

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Reviews for Camden    4 Reviews
Tamika · Las Vegas, NV
The good new about New Jersey Public transportatio
Over 15 years ago

The Good thing about public transporation in New Jersey is all the distance of the bus, subway's, trans is very convient. Their public transporation reach's every  More

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MIKE · Arlington, VA
CAMDEN
Over 17 years ago

Camden is not the best place to live. There are alot of murders and way to many drugs. But some parts aint has bad as others. East Camden is the most dangerous and  More

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Joseph · Pittsboro, NC
Can the Past be Prologue for the Future?
Over 18 years ago

I spent much of my formative years in Camden and Southern New Jersey. My father was a dentist with offices in the area. My grandparents arrived in Camden during the  More

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