2025 Compare Cities Education:
Norfolk, VA vs Belleville, NJ

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Highlights
- Belleville spends 105.0% more per student than Norfolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Belleville than in Norfolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belleville had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Norfolk
 Norfolk, VABelleville, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor316  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Norfolk    41 Reviews

I've lived in Norfolk for most of my life, and I love it here. I love the maker scene, and the new breweries. The arts scene, especially the theater side is always  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Norfolk VA for 11 months and,I cant wait to leave.It is full of crime ,homeless and undeveloped city.Public transportation is terrible and its wet and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in Norfolk, and lived in Norfolk and Virginia Beach until my early 20s. Here are 10 things that are 100% true about Norfolk you may have heard before: 1) It's  More

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Reviews for Belleville    2 Reviews

I've lived in Belleville for 22 years, and I've seen so much development, my family and I no longer need to leave town to buy whatever we want or need. But Belleville  More

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Belleville, NJ is like the show cheers where everyone knows your name. We love it! It's a small township like my hometown of Weehawken, NJ. It's close to NYC and a hop,  More

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