2025 Compare Cities Education:
Colonia, NJ vs Belmar, NJ

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Highlights
- Belmar spends 12.8% more per student than Colonia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Belmar than in Colonia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belmar had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colonia
 Colonia, NJBelmar, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11774573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Colonia    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Colonia is a nice place to live, great neighbors and a nice place overall. This is of course a district of Woodbridge Township, which has a higher amount of crime than  More

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Reviews for Belmar    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Wean your children on sand and saltwater or purchase that dream house by the beach you have always wanted. Belmar offers many amenities to residents besides just the  More

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