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

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 36.9% less per student than Jersey City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.4% higher in Sacramento than in Jersey City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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