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Camden, NJ vs Montgomery, AL

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Highlights
- Montgomery spends 59.2% less per student than Camden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.2% higher in Montgomery than in Camden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montgomery had 27.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Camden
 Camden, NJMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,928  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Camden    4 Reviews

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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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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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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Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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