2025 Compare Cities Education:
Camden, NJ vs New Kensington, PA

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Highlights
- New Kensington spends 30.7% less per student than Camden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% higher in New Kensington than in Camden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Kensington had 37.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Camden
 Camden, NJNew Kensington, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,928  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6664573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 New Kensington    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

The city would provide a good retirement destination, with low  More

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Over 19 years ago

The best thing about this city is its proximity to Pittsburgh. Things are slowly turning around here, but there is still a high propensity of dilapidated housing, a  More

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