2025 Compare Cities Education:
Glen Allen, VA vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 87.6% more per student than Glen Allen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Jersey City than in Glen Allen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Glen Allen
 Glen Allen, VAJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Glen Allen    6 Reviews

Regardless of what review you read, no matter how much money you will save, it really does not count when you know that Virginia (a Commonwealth) believes they can stomp  More

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Over 15 years ago

Glen Allen is a wonderful city to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

we have lived here for almost 24 years and found the area to be a great place to live in general and to raiser the family. there are many things to do withon 20 miles  More

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Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

no  More

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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