2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jefferson, NJ vs Escondido, CA

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Highlights
- Escondido spends 35.5% less per student than Jefferson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 107.8% higher in Escondido than in Jefferson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 15.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jefferson
 Jefferson, NJEscondido, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,726  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor254  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Jefferson    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Low taxes, GREAT schools, Wonderful recreation in and out of schools. Excellent teachers and staff. In and around Lake Hopatcong, fishing, boating and beaches  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great place to live in Morris County, NJ. Year round entertainment both indoors and outdoors. Great youth sports programs thru high school. Hunting, fishing etc. On  More

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Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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