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New York, NY vs Rumson, NJ

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Highlights
- Rumson spends 31.4% more per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% lower in Rumson than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rumson had 19.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYRumson, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11774573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Rumson    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have been nothing short of amazed at the quality of eduction offered by the public school system in the Rumson elementary system: the leadership and quality displayed  More

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Rumson, NJ is one of those rare places where you really can have it all. A quick 40 minute ferry ride takes you to New York City for all it has to offer for work,  More

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Over 17 years ago

The beach, 1 hour to New York, Mansions, Regular Houses, Great People, High Taxes, so much  More

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