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New York, NY vs East Orange, NJ

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Highlights
- East Orange spends 40.3% more per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in East Orange than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Orange had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYEast Orange, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for East Orange    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

East Orange was once the most beautiful city in the county of Essex. The city is being taken over by gangs and drugs. There is too many guns in our  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you think Newark, NJ is bad, visit East Orange. Newark at least has a plan for recovery. The plan will eventually fail but at least there are some bright spots   More

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Over 19 years ago

COL is very high where I live. Am looking to relocate out of  More

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