| | Jersey City, NJ | Valley Stream, NY | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $24,150 | $31,321 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $20,484 | $27,824 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $12,233 | $18,368 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.27 | 12.06 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 2622 | 979 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 429 | 358 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 5.8% | 6.1% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 4.7% | 3.5% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 89.5% | 90.4% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 12.0% | 15.1% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 4.6% | 10.3% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 51.1% | 41.2% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 17.1% | 12.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% |