2025 Compare Cities Education:
Paramus, NJ vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 57.6% less per student than Paramus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.5% higher in Scottsdale than in Paramus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Paramus
 Paramus, NJScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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