2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jersey City, NJ vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 16.9% less per student than Jersey City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.6% higher in Seattle than in Jersey City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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