2025 Compare Cities Education:
Long Beach, CA vs Princeton, NJ

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Highlights
- Princeton spends 42.2% more per student than Long Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.5% lower in Princeton than in Long Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Princeton had 21.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Long Beach
 Long Beach, CAPrinceton, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,781$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,807$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10354573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock19.6%1.5%
Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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Reviews for Princeton    5 Reviews

Many cities have colleges in them, but Princeton's character and quality of life are very deeply influenced by having such an outstanding school contributing to all  More

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Over 16 years ago

police are very quick to respond and resolve crime problems. very safe place to live. when you feel safe, all other issues are  More

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You'll never lose on a real estate investment in Princeton. It has that cache that people always desire. McCarter Theatre, University concerts, fine dining, great  More

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