2025 Compare Cities Education:
Holmdel, NJ vs Chester, PA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 9.9% less per student than Holmdel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% higher in Chester than in Holmdel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Holmdel
 Holmdel, NJChester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,319$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,256  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Holmdel    2 Reviews

My husband and I are long time (50+ years) originally from the South Shore areas of Long Island, New York. We sold our home in 2005 quicker than anticipated and rented  More

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The Holmdel Police are the worst police around! Holmdel is a quiet town with relatively no crime. Yet the Holmdel pigs enjoy harrassing residents of Holmdel whose tax  More

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Reviews for Chester    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONVENIENT FOR ALL MODES OR LINKS TO ALL AREAS OUTSIDE THE  More

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The people are the problem in Chester PA. Probably 97% of the poplulation abuses drugs. Many of the people that live there aide the drug dealers because they grew up  More

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25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a  More

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