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Nashville, TN vs Rumson, NJ

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Highlights
- Rumson spends 88.1% more per student than Nashville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.9% lower in Rumson than in Nashville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rumson had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Nashville
 Nashville, TNRumson, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11774573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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Reviews for Rumson    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have been nothing short of amazed at the quality of eduction offered by the public school system in the Rumson elementary system: the leadership and quality displayed  More

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Rumson, NJ is one of those rare places where you really can have it all. A quick 40 minute ferry ride takes you to New York City for all it has to offer for work,  More

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Over 17 years ago

The beach, 1 hour to New York, Mansions, Regular Houses, Great People, High Taxes, so much  More

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