2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Laurel, NJ vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 55.5% less per student than Mount Laurel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.8% higher in Phoenix than in Mount Laurel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Laurel
 Mount Laurel, NJPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,335  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor303  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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