2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jersey City, NJ vs Arlington, VA

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 2.5% less per student than Jersey City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% higher in Arlington than in Jersey City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJArlington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,553$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6444573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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