2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brookfield, WI vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 63.3% more per student than Brookfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% lower in Jersey City than in Brookfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookfield
 Brookfield, WIJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Brookfield    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Overall I believe field is a great place to live and raise a family. Milwaukee certainly has its share of problems like any large metropolitan area. Overall I believe  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love Brookfield for the most part. The Elmbrook school district is amazing and test scores are always above average level. The one downfall of the city is that there  More

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About turn 35, and have lived in Brookfield for 9 years. Brookfield is broken into two parts, city and village, both are very safe- especially when compared to  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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