2025 Compare Cities Education:
Boise City, ID vs Princeton, NJ

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- Princeton spends 167.1% more per student than Boise City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.6% lower in Princeton than in Boise City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Princeton had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boise City
 Boise City, IDPrinceton, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,781$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,035  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,807$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10354573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock19.6%1.5%
Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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Reviews for Princeton    5 Reviews

Many cities have colleges in them, but Princeton's character and quality of life are very deeply influenced by having such an outstanding school contributing to all  More

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Over 16 years ago

police are very quick to respond and resolve crime problems. very safe place to live. when you feel safe, all other issues are  More

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You'll never lose on a real estate investment in Princeton. It has that cache that people always desire. McCarter Theatre, University concerts, fine dining, great  More

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