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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kensington, MD vs Ridgewood, NJ

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- Ridgewood spends 26.1% more per student than Kensington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Ridgewood than in Kensington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgewood had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kensington
 Kensington, MDRidgewood, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Kensington    3 Reviews
Joseph · Kensington, MD
Housing
Over 11 years ago

Not as expensive as Chevy Chase, Bethesda or upper NW, but very clean safe affordable and close in to  More

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Sean · Five Points, CA
comment
Over 15 years ago

too expensive, but great  More

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Josef · Kensington, MD
Kensington is lovely place to live
Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Kensington for the last couple of years. This place is great-virtually no crime, close to DC, shops and parks, excellent schools, metro and commuter  More

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Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews
Gerard · Ridgewood, NJ
Ridgewood
Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Steve · Ridgewood, NJ
Close to NYC
Over 16 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Brenda · Ridgewood, NJ
quality of life
Over 18 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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