2025 Compare Cities Education:
Johnstown, PA vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 43.6% less per student than Johnstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% higher in New Bern than in Johnstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Johnstown
 Johnstown, PANew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,021  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor401  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Johnstown    16 Reviews

It is a historic city with a booming economy located in Johnstown, PA. In the past two years, crime and drug problems have decreased, and the city promotes arts,  More

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Over 5 years ago

It's a filthy drug thug pitbull  More

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Over 13 years ago

Johnstown is very sceneic. The people are very nice howeever, if you go too far out into suburbia you will find a great deal of ignorance and racism. The down side is  More

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Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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