2026 Compare Cities Education:
Jersey City, NJ vs Prospect, KY

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Highlights
- Prospect spends 35.3% less per student than Jersey City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% higher in Prospect than in Jersey City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prospect had 11.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJProspect, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.0%1.5%
Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

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Over 17 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 18 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 Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  More

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