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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Park Ridge, NJ vs Manchester, CT

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- Manchester spends 0.7% more per student than Park Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% lower in Manchester than in Park Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manchester had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Park Ridge
 Park Ridge, NJManchester, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Park Ridge    1 Reviews
Ed · Campbell, CA
Great place to grow up
Over 19 years ago

I was lucky enough to grow up here - Great schools (90+% of my classmates went on to 4yr colleges with good names), getting crowded but kids can still walk to  More

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Reviews for Manchester    5 Reviews
Macola · Manchester, CT
I WOULDN'T HAVE STAYED FOR 20 YRS OTHERWISE!
Over 7 years ago

My husband and I moved to CT 20 years ago. He was headhunted by a firm in Hartford, and they made a good enough salary offer to bring us here. Oy, the sticker shock!  More

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Robert · Manchester, CT
manchester ct.
Over 10 years ago

It Sucks No work no friendly  More

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melissa · Orlando, FL
Gateway
Over 14 years ago

Manchester is a gateway to Hartford. Then its all down hill from there. watch out  More

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