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Boca Raton, FL vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 85.5% more per student than Boca Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% lower in Jersey City than in Boca Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boca Raton
 Boca Raton, FLJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 12 years ago

Health Care is  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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