2025 Compare Cities Education:
Manalapan, NJ vs Bridgewater, NJ

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Highlights
- Bridgewater spends 4.9% less per student than Manalapan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Bridgewater than in Manalapan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bridgewater had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manalapan
 Manalapan, NJBridgewater, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,575$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,256  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,279$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Manalapan    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Traffic congestion has increased over the past 20 years to the point that it can take several minutes to make a turn onto any street during busy times of the day. At  More

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I've lived in Manalapan for over 20 years. I've raised 2 children here. It was a great place to raise a family. The schools are decent and we have a high number of  More

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Reviews for Bridgewater    2 Reviews

I have lived here for 11 years,the quality of life is awesome, peaceful, quiet, very safe neighborhoods. Many areas the homes have an acre or more of property, so you  More

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Over 12 years ago

We enjoy very much where we live. Love NJ. However, we are looking to retire and on a more limited income, Nj is a difficult place to live. So, we are also open for  More

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