2025 Compare Cities Education:
Edison, NJ vs Mount Vernon, WA

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Highlights
- Mount Vernon spends 17.7% less per student than Edison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.8% higher in Mount Vernon than in Edison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edison
 Edison, NJMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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