2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jersey City, NJ vs Ramsey, NJ

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Highlights
- Ramsey spends 3.1% more per student than Jersey City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Ramsey than in Jersey City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ramsey had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJRamsey, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Ramsey    4 Reviews

Upside: Ramsey is a great town in Bergen County with so much to offer. Schools are good and there is a pretty, compact shopping district. It is less congested than towns  More

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Over 17 years ago

Ramsey has been a great place to have our children grow up in, very low crime rate, top education & close to everything one might  More

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Live here since 1983; brought up my kids here. Want to leave because the it's just too expensive to maintain a decent lifestyle here. My kids don't want to stay either.  More

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