2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lacey, NJ vs Paterson, NJ

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Highlights
- Paterson spends 12.6% more per student than Lacey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Paterson than in Lacey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paterson had 17.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lacey
 Lacey, NJPaterson, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,834$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,822  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,123$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16164573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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Over 20 years ago

your murder rate for paterson,n j is lower than what the fbi reported .petersburg is higher than what the fbi  More

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