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Colonia, NJ vs Highland Park, NJ

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- Highland Park spends 0.0% less per student than Colonia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Highland Park than in Colonia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland Park had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Colonia
 Colonia, NJHighland Park, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Colonia    1 Reviews
Plainfield · Colonia, NJ
Nice place to live
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 Highland Park    2 Reviews
S. · Highland Park, NJ
Transportation around Highland Park
Over 16 years ago

It's within easy access of the Jersey shore, Manhattan, Philadelphia, and nearby country. You need a car to live here, but there is public transportation into Manhattan  More

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Nachum · Highland Park, NJ
High Taxes, Outrageous Home Prices, Horrible Traff
Over 18 years ago

New Jersey has it all: High sales taxes High income taxes High property taxes State spending spiraling out of control Sleazy politicians who get and give out  More

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