2025 Compare Cities Education:
Edison, NJ vs Norristown, PA

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Highlights
- Norristown spends 4.1% more per student than Edison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Norristown than in Edison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norristown had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edison
 Edison, NJNorristown, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,188$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4234573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Norristown    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

No review yet, rather a preview: We are looking to relocate from Hong Kong to Philadelphia or its environs and, via Internet sources, we get the impression that  More

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Keep an eye out here for news of the(10 sound stage) Movie Studio coming to Norristown. Norristown Real Estate values are on the rise(Zillow.com)and may go even higher,  More

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