2025 Compare Cities Education:
Edison, NJ vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley spends 19.0% less per student than Edison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 77.6% higher in Berkeley than in Edison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berkeley had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Edison
 Edison, NJBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Edison    5 Reviews

Tammy · 

I don't recommend living here if you are planning to move here with a family- even a small one. The school system is terrible- teachers are racist and have favorites,  More

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Over 11 years ago

cost and taxes to  More

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Over 11 years ago

North Edison is a somewhat typical suburban town, with a few differences. The town is unofficially separated by school districts into North Edison and South Edison,  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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