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Paramus, NJ vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 53.3% less per student than Paramus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% higher in Raleigh than in Paramus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paramus

Education
 Paramus, NJRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,891$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,557$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4515.1116.23
 Students per Librarian9318294573
 Students per Counselor304300530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.4%92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.2%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.3%52.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Paramus    2 Reviews

Over 15 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 17 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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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ZIPS IN PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY
07652
ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total

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