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New York, NY vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 28.1% more per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Jersey City than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

no  More

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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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