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New York, NY vs Kearny, NJ

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- Kearny spends 28.1% more per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Kearny than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kearny had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYKearny, 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.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Kearny    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

We are so excited to be opening up our non-profit religious goods shop here in Kearny. It is a multicultural community that welcomes the little businessman, and we're  More

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Kearny is a diverse community that is conveniently located close to NYC as well as PA resorts and a short distance from Jersey Shore. There is always something to do  More

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Over 18 years ago

You can leave car windows down when parked  More

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