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Cary, NC vs Ramsey, NJ

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Highlights
- Ramsey spends 114.2% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% lower in Ramsey than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ramsey had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary
 Cary, NCRamsey, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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Reviews for Ramsey    4 Reviews

Upside: Ramsey is a great town in Bergen County with so much to offer. Schools are good and there is a pretty, compact shopping district. It is less congested than towns  More

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Over 17 years ago

Ramsey has been a great place to have our children grow up in, very low crime rate, top education & close to everything one might  More

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Live here since 1983; brought up my kids here. Want to leave because the it's just too expensive to maintain a decent lifestyle here. My kids don't want to stay either.  More

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