2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Holly, NJ vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 58.4% less per student than Mount Holly.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.8% higher in New Bern than in Mount Holly. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Holly
 Mount Holly, NJNew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,335  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor303  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Holly    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Love this town. There is so much to do downtown and always fun family events to attend. Neighbors are close to one another and there is a strong sense of community  More

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Over 16 years ago

Sperling needs to update they're website.All the statistics are wrong and based on previous years for this town.Figures have changed drastically in the last year.I live  More

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Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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