2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jersey City, NJ vs Binghamton, NY

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Highlights
- Binghamton spends 13.6% more per student than Jersey City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Binghamton than in Jersey City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Binghamton had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJBinghamton, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,434$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,765$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13294573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Binghamton    29 Reviews

Marg · 

Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 4 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  More

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