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New York, NY vs Weehawken, NJ

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- Weehawken spends 28.1% more per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Weehawken than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Weehawken had 11.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New York
 New York, NYWeehawken, 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.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 Weehawken    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Weehawken is just across the Hudson river from Manhattan. I live on Boulevard East on top of the cliff and the view of the river and the city is just amazing. Being so  More

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Over 18 years ago

Weehawken is ideal for people who want a larger space per dollar than New York City and has a relative convenience of getting to Times Square with 10-15 minutes, Newark  More

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