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Merrick, NY vs Florham Park, NJ

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Highlights
- Florham Park spends 19.1% less per student than Merrick.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Florham Park than in Merrick. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florham Park had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merrick
 Merrick, NYFlorham Park, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,345$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,682$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6854573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.7%1.5%
Reviews for Merrick    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

A great place to live and raise a family. Great schools, but the cost of living is getting out of control with the taxes and utilities. Probably relocating  More

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Reviews for Florham Park    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very safe neighborhood not many newcomers high price of  More

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