2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fair Lawn, NJ vs Passaic, NJ

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Highlights
- Passaic spends 3.8% more per student than Fair Lawn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Passaic than in Fair Lawn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Passaic had 30.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fair Lawn
 Fair Lawn, NJPassaic, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,834$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,123$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16164573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock67.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Fair Lawn    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Good and silent place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love the convenience of Fair Lawn and it's location. It's close to anything you might want or need. The New York City is only 12 miles away, and there are stores and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Access to major highways-access to NY by rail-great schools and reasonable home  More

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Reviews for Passaic    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I live in the Passaic Park area of Passaic, and the area is very nice. The neighborhood is quiet and clean. Though there's nothing in terms of  More

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