2025 Compare Cities Education:
Garfield, NJ vs Compton, CA

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Highlights
- Compton spends 30.0% less per student than Garfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 75.6% higher in Compton than in Garfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Compton had 25.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Garfield
 Garfield, NJCompton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock22.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Garfield    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Garfield used to be a really great town to live in. It's been at a constant rate of decline for the past 20 years. It seems it keeps getting worse and worse every year.  More

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Reviews for Compton    6 Reviews

I visit Compton each Summer. This is one of the most welcoming and spectacular cities to work. live and raise a family in. The educational system is superior to most,  More

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Over 10 years ago

looking for a good neighborhood to live in  More

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What was the last writer thinking! Must have been locked up too long, or hasn't been around much. Probably lived in Compton or LA County his whole life. Compton is  More

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