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2025 Compare Cities Education:
East Orange, NJ vs Fort Lee, NJ

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- Fort Lee spends 5.9% less per student than East Orange.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Fort Lee than in East Orange. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lee had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to East Orange
 East Orange, NJFort Lee, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
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Reviews for East Orange    3 Reviews
Mike · Brooklyn, NY
Crime
Over 14 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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Peter · Warren, NJ
Living in East Orange
Over 15 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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cindy · East Orange, NJ
leaving NJ
Over 19 years ago

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

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Reviews for Fort Lee    1 Reviews
Eileen  · Fort Lee, NJ
The best of all worlds
Over 17 years ago

Fort Lee is the most convenient place I can imagine. It's a small, tree-lined borough sitting at the front door of the world's greatest city. Fort Lee is  More

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