2025 Compare Cities Education:
New York, NY vs New Brunswick, NJ

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Highlights
- New Brunswick spends 16.5% more per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in New Brunswick than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Brunswick had 20.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock65.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 New Brunswick    4 Reviews

As an undergrad at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, I have lived here for 4 years -- 2 inside the University dormitories on College Ave Campus and 2 in a rented house  More

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Over 16 years ago

Between the entitled drivers, Jersey manners, and new student drivers, nevermind insane bus drivers and trucks speeding on narrow streets, driving around here will  More

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It is sad to see the city that I was born in 1959 and lived until 1972 decline so. Not only is it overpriced, perhaps because of the university or it being a suburb for  More

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