2025 Compare Cities Education:
Camden, NJ vs Ruston, LA

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Highlights
- Ruston spends 40.9% less per student than Camden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.3% higher in Ruston than in Camden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ruston had 32.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Camden
 Camden, NJRuston, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,928  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,457$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4584573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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