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Mount Laurel, NJ vs Garfield, NJ

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Highlights
- Garfield spends 4.8% more per student than Mount Laurel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in Garfield than in Mount Laurel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garfield had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Laurel
 Mount Laurel, NJGarfield, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,335  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor303  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Laurel    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The cost of living, including property taxes, is really expensive here compared to  More

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Reviews for Garfield    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Garfield used to be a really great town to live in. It's been at a constant rate of decline for the past 20 years. It seems it keeps getting worse and worse every year.  More

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