2026 Compare Cities Education:
East Orange, NJ vs Brooklyn, NY

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Highlights
- Brooklyn spends 28.7% less per student than East Orange.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in Brooklyn than in East Orange. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brooklyn had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to East Orange
 East Orange, NJBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,855$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,968$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1003464573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for East Orange    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

East Orange was once the most beautiful city in the county of Essex. The city is being taken over by gangs and drugs. There is too many guns in our  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you think Newark, NJ is bad, visit East Orange. Newark at least has a plan for recovery. The plan will eventually fail but at least there are some bright spots   More

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Over 20 years ago

COL is very high where I live. Am looking to relocate out of  More

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Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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