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Franklin Lakes, NJ vs Bethlehem, PA

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Highlights
- Bethlehem spends 18.1% less per student than Franklin Lakes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% higher in Bethlehem than in Franklin Lakes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethlehem had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklin Lakes
 Franklin Lakes, NJBethlehem, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,616$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6034573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.75.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Franklin Lakes    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

It is a nice place to live near everything, ranches to multi million dollar home area, near all shopping, major transportation, 30 minutes to New  More

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Over 20 years ago

Franklin Lakes is a very affluent town to live in. The schools are excellent. I highly reccomend living  More

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Reviews for Bethlehem    8 Reviews

The city of Bethlehem is staging a revival. With the loss of tax revenue when Bethlehem Steel closed 10+ years ago the city has struggled with its finances. It has been  More

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Over 16 years ago

Whatever your intrests you will probably be able to do engage in it in Bethlehem. There are many restaurants, theaters, a casino, art galleries, etc. If you enjoy the  More

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Over 16 years ago

very healthy  More

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