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Del Mar, CA vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 47.6% more per student than Del Mar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.4% lower in Jersey City than in Del Mar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Del Mar
 Del Mar, CAJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Del Mar    2 Reviews

I'm born, and raised in the Chicago area, and had most of my career while living in the Washington, DC area. San Diego does take some getting used to. Where you live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Greatest weather in the  More

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Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

no  More

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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