2025 Compare Cities Education:
Highland Park, NJ vs Lakewood, CO

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Highlights
- Lakewood spends 39.4% less per student than Highland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.8% higher in Lakewood than in Highland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highland Park
 Highland Park, NJLakewood, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,308$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6574573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Highland Park    2 Reviews

It's within easy access of the Jersey shore, Manhattan, Philadelphia, and nearby country. You need a car to live here, but there is public transportation into Manhattan  More

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New Jersey has it all: High sales taxes High income taxes High property taxes State spending spiraling out of control Sleazy politicians who get and give out  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    17 Reviews

As with most internet reviews, evaluate with a grain of sense. While the last reviewer (Ann S.) has some points about Lakewood, she is quite on the cynical and angry  More

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If you ask anyone who has lived in the Denver metro area the last decade they will tell you the entire area is going downhill as it transforms before their eyes.   More

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Over 8 years ago

I am denver south student, I just want see average of Lakewood health, but I didn'the get see in this review. By the way Lakewood is a good town I want to see all  More

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