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Linden, NJ vs East Orange, NJ

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Highlights
- East Orange spends 13.1% more per student than Linden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% higher in East Orange than in Linden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Orange had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Linden
 Linden, NJEast Orange, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Linden    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

How could Linden's are quality go from 24 to 92.5 in one year? I live in Linden. They did not close refineries and plant a thousand trees. I can see the air-and  More

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Over 18 years ago

I've lived here for the past 3 years renting 1st floor of a two family house. 3 blocks from train station to NYC. Shopping centers all around. Very strong polish  More

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Moved to Linden a year ago, and really love it. It is bordered on the north by a pretty shady area of Roselle, but that hasn't affected the QOL here. The city is very  More

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Reviews for East Orange    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

East Orange was once the most beautiful city in the county of Essex. The city is being taken over by gangs and drugs. There is too many guns in our  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you think Newark, NJ is bad, visit East Orange. Newark at least has a plan for recovery. The plan will eventually fail but at least there are some bright spots   More

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Over 19 years ago

COL is very high where I live. Am looking to relocate out of  More

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