2026 Compare Cities Education:
Paramus, NJ vs Commerce City, CO

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Highlights
- Commerce City spends 40.4% less per student than Paramus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.0% higher in Commerce City than in Paramus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Commerce City had 11.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paramus
 Paramus, NJCommerce City, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Paramus    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

My siblings and I are products of the Paramus Public School system and I am an attorney, my sister is a doctor and my brother is finishing his MBA. Many of my high  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and it is a fabulous place to live. Community oriented - great schools and great  More

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Reviews for Commerce City    3 Reviews

I've lived here for 12 years. Back then the houses were priced right, you could get a nice smaller house for under 100k. Right now the prices are outrageous, like  More

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I recently moved to Commerce City, specifically the Reunion/Buffalo Mesa area. I love it here - it's a great family community with a wide variety of ethnicities. There  More

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Shacks, Blue collar trash, and crime. Add in traffic, oil refineries, and the smell of fresh pretrol with a truck stop and there you have Commerce City. The name speaks  More

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