2025 Compare Cities Education:
Paramus, NJ vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 38.6% less per student than Paramus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 86.4% higher in Irvine than in Paramus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Paramus
 Paramus, NJIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%1.5%
Reviews for Paramus    2 Reviews

Over 16 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 18 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 Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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