2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mays Landing, NJ vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 52.4% less per student than Mays Landing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.7% higher in Durham than in Mays Landing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mays Landing
 Mays Landing, NJDurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,845  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mays Landing    3 Reviews

Lived in Atlantic City witch was rough then moved near cologne about 3 years ago it’s definitely better then the city but still not great. It’s decent but can get ghetto  More

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Over 12 years ago

I would like to know why, in NJ, the health quality of water is poor. We all pay Amercian Water Company to have healthy, clean drinking water from our taps. Yet the  More

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Atlantic county, like most of south jersey, has a high cost of living but low salaries. Living near the ocean, where many people pay to vacation, is nice but better  More

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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