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New Bern, NC vs Mays Landing, NJ

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- Mays Landing spends 147.1% more per student than New Bern.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% lower in Mays Landing than in New Bern. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mays Landing had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Bern
 New Bern, NCMays Landing, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,409$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,611  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10234573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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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Reviews for Mays Landing    3 Reviews

Lived in Atlantic City witch was rough then moved near cologne about 3 years ago it’s definitely better then the city but still not great. It’s decent but can get ghetto  More

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Over 12 years ago

I would like to know why, in NJ, the health quality of water is poor. We all pay Amercian Water Company to have healthy, clean drinking water from our taps. Yet the  More

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Atlantic county, like most of south jersey, has a high cost of living but low salaries. Living near the ocean, where many people pay to vacation, is nice but better  More

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