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Cleveland, OH vs Passaic, NJ

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Highlights
- Passaic spends 28.1% more per student than Cleveland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.1% lower in Passaic than in Cleveland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Passaic had 18.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cleveland
 Cleveland, OHPassaic, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,834$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,425  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,123$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16164573
 Students per Counselor462  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock67.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Cleveland    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live in a suburb right outside of Cleveland. I fear Cleveland gets a bad wrap in many people eyes. Although many families moved to the area for steel and auto  More

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I relocated to Cleveland 8 months ago from south of Columbus, OH. Having spent a lot of time in Columbus and central Ohio, I wanted to change. So I spontaneously decided  More

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Lived in Cleveland for 10 years. Loved it. Of course it has its issues, but there are a lot of great things about this city, and the people that live there should  More

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Reviews for Passaic    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I live in the Passaic Park area of Passaic, and the area is very nice. The neighborhood is quiet and clean. Though there's nothing in terms of  More

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