2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carbondale, IL vs Red Bank, NJ

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Highlights
- Red Bank spends 29.9% more per student than Carbondale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Red Bank than in Carbondale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Red Bank had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carbondale
 Carbondale, ILRed Bank, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,077  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11774573
 Students per Counselor482  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Red Bank    3 Reviews

Not only can you great medical care at Riverview Hospital, you can also get a milliion dollar view of the Navesink River to brighten your mood and speed your recovery.   More

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Over 17 years ago

The Art Alliance of Monmouth County is based in Red Bank and promotes diverse visual art expressions of the 300 plus members. Count Basie Theater is scheduled to reopen  More

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Social and Cultural Hub for Central & South  More

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