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Boone, NC vs Califon, NJ

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- Califon spends 139.9% more per student than Boone.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Califon than in Boone. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Califon had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boone
 Boone, NCCalifon, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,057$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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Reviews for Califon    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Absolutely love it. Real old fashioned home town where everyone knows each other. Has a great river for fly fishing and a trail for running, biking, cross county  More

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Over 15 years ago

Living in Califon New Jersey is like comming home to a vacation paradise every day,my home is on a flag lot that is very secluded to public view. I am 650 feet from the  More

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Califon, NJ is in horse country.....Hunterdon County where more than half of the acreage is in agriculture. Good housing stock, great schools, beautiful winding  More

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