2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jersey City, NJ vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 36.1% less per student than Jersey City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.1% higher in Fresno than in Jersey City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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