2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cape May, NJ vs Spring Lake, NJ

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Highlights
- Spring Lake spends 5.4% less per student than Cape May.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Spring Lake than in Cape May. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spring Lake had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape May
 Cape May, NJSpring Lake, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,850  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11774573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Cape May    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Cape May is a picturesque pleasant town with a increase in population in the summer months. As a tourist town a good deal of the people who live here make the bulk of  More

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From the beaches of Cape May at the true south of New Jersey, to the vastness of the Wildwood beaches, to the shimmering water and clean sands of Avalon and Stone  More

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Reviews for Spring Lake    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

While Spring Lake is nice enough, it lacks the warmth of it's neighboring town Belmar. Both towns have a mix of multiple generations and make for historic family lines  More

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