2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jersey City, NJ vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 20.4% less per student than Jersey City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% higher in Lancaster than in Jersey City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJLancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4574573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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