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Hazleton, PA vs East Rutherford, NJ

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- East Rutherford spends 44.7% more per student than Hazleton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% lower in East Rutherford than in Hazleton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Rutherford had 21.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hazleton
 Hazleton, PAEast Rutherford, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hazleton    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I saw that arts and culture is a listed con for this city. This is simply untrue. This city has a great up and coming Arts  More

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As a longtime resident of the Hazleton Area, I can tell you it is one of the worst places to live in this country and I am sorry that I didn't run the second I graduated  More

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here you can go shopping or you can go to the lakes, not a lot other things to do. locals like to go hunting dear, ride motorcycles. a good thing is that you can drive  More

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Reviews for East Rutherford    1 Reviews

I love taking the NJ Transit bus into and out of the city but wish there was a direct train line and that both services ran 24-7. I can dream, can't  More

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