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Norristown, PA vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 5.7% more per student than Norristown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Jersey City than in Norristown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 6.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Norristown

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 Norristown, PAJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,858$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,843$20,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,188$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2913.2716.23
 Students per Librarian42326224573
 Students per Counselor301429530
 Grade School Educ.6.9%5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%4.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.7%89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%12.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%51.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Norristown    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

No review yet, rather a preview: We are looking to relocate from Hong Kong to Philadelphia or its environs and, via Internet sources, we get the impression that  More

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Keep an eye out here for news of the(10 sound stage) Movie Studio coming to Norristown. Norristown Real Estate values are on the rise(Zillow.com)and may go even higher,  More

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Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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ZIPS IN NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
19401
ZIPS IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
07305 07306 07307 07304 07302 07310 07311

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