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New Orleans, LA vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 18.2% more per student than New Orleans.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% lower in Jersey City than in New Orleans. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Orleans
 New Orleans, LAJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,687  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  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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