2025 Compare Cities Education:
Irvington, NY vs Closter, NJ

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Highlights
- Closter spends 20.6% less per student than Irvington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Closter than in Irvington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Closter had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Irvington
 Irvington, NYCloster, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.4.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree14.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Irvington    2 Reviews

Taxes thru the roof. Highest taxed town in the entire USA. Business frowned upon.Extremely bloated school budget with excess school administration staff. The high school  More

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Over 19 years ago

a good place to live in many ways - low crime, good location - but the school/property taxes are extremly high and will continue to rise in the years ahead due to a  More

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Reviews for Closter    1 Reviews

Closter has excellent schools; a small but convenient downtown; it's fair share of green, open spaces; and close proximity to NYC. However housing prices are steep and  More

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