2024 Compare Cities Education:
Metuchen, NJ vs Sparta, NJ

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Highlights
- Sparta spends 20.1% more per student than Metuchen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Sparta than in Metuchen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparta had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Metuchen
 Metuchen, NJSparta, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,959$26,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112$23,523$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,585$13,826$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.1710.6416.23
 Students per Librarian14528664573
 Students per Counselor339266530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%1.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.8%98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%12.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.0%59.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.9%16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.5%3.0%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 Sparta    7 Reviews

I lived in Sparta for 28 years and only moved away because I retired. Both our daughters went through the entire school system and received a great education. In the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Sparta is a wonderful place to raise a family. Sparta has a lot of organized activities plus an abundance of year- round outdoor activites. It has a number of private  More

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Over 15 years ago

We have enjoyed living in Sparta. It is an aesthetically pleasing area, nice lakes, good restaurants, a very good library and small town atmosphere. It lacks continuing  More

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