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

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 38.8% less per student than Garfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 82.7% higher in Sacramento than in Garfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Garfield
 Garfield, NJSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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