2026 Compare Cities Education:
Denton, TX vs New Brunswick, NJ

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Highlights
- New Brunswick spends 36.6% more per student than Denton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% lower in New Brunswick than in Denton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Brunswick had 27.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denton
 Denton, TXNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock65.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 13 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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Reviews for New Brunswick    4 Reviews

As an undergrad at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, I have lived here for 4 years -- 2 inside the University dormitories on College Ave Campus and 2 in a rented house  More

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Over 17 years ago

Between the entitled drivers, Jersey manners, and new student drivers, nevermind insane bus drivers and trucks speeding on narrow streets, driving around here will  More

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It is sad to see the city that I was born in 1959 and lived until 1972 decline so. Not only is it overpriced, perhaps because of the university or it being a suburb for  More

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