2024 Compare Cities Education:
Jersey City, NJ vs Atlantic City, NJ

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Highlights
- Atlantic City spends 1.1% more per student than Jersey City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% lower in Atlantic City than in Jersey City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atlantic City had 17.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJAtlantic City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,150$24,409$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484$20,845$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,233$12,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2711.2316.23
 Students per Librarian262210234573
 Students per Counselor429307530
 Grade School Educ.5.8%11.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%14.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.5%74.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%16.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.6%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%18.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.1%3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 15 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 16 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 Atlantic City    2 Reviews

I am looking for a place to settle. Right now I'm in Memphis and don't want to stay. My home is New York City but I never retrace my steps. My focus has been the  More

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was born in north jersey.. lived in atlantic city for about 40 yrs.. was a great place growing up,, regular rockwell growing up,, now since the casinos over 30yrs or  More

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