2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lakeland, FL vs Hackensack, NJ

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Highlights
- Hackensack spends 126.6% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.1% lower in Hackensack than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hackensack had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLHackensack, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 4 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 7 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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Reviews for Hackensack    3 Reviews

hello,welcome!  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hackensack has a big city feel but on a smaller scale-there are restaurants, shops to fit every lifestyle and taste. There are some negatives too. High property taxes-  More

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Over 19 years ago

Although becoming a more metro area, I do feel safe even during the late  More

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