2025 Compare Cities Education:
Nelsonville, NY vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 23.9% less per student than Nelsonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% higher in Jersey City than in Nelsonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nelsonville
 Nelsonville, NYJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,097  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Nelsonville    1 Reviews

I've lived right next to The town for 21 years, For an evening of good food and indoor/outdoor dining you must go to The Depot. The old train station, Then on down too  More

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Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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