2025 Compare Cities Education:
Metuchen, NJ vs Del Mar, CA

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Highlights
- Del Mar spends 25.5% less per student than Metuchen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 86.1% higher in Del Mar than in Metuchen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Del Mar had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Metuchen
 Metuchen, NJDel Mar, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock12.3%1.5%
Reviews for Metuchen    1 Reviews

I have lived in Metuchen for over 20 years. I moved from Brooklyn, NY where I was born and raised, after meeting my NJ born wife. We raised our two sons here, and have  More

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Reviews for Del Mar    2 Reviews

I'm born, and raised in the Chicago area, and had most of my career while living in the Washington, DC area. San Diego does take some getting used to. Where you live  More

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Over 15 years ago

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