2025 Compare Cities Education:
Paterson, NJ vs Cliffside Park, NJ

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Highlights
- Cliffside Park spends 3.7% less per student than Paterson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% higher in Cliffside Park than in Paterson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cliffside Park had 14.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Paterson
 Paterson, NJCliffside Park, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,845  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Paterson    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

your murder rate for paterson,n j is lower than what the fbi reported .petersburg is higher than what the fbi  More

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Reviews for Cliffside Park    2 Reviews

Many of the old neighborhood is being converted to side-by-side single family homes. The prices have plateau'd but still difficult to attain even for a family just  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice suburban city feel... lots of good restaurants... best of all, a 5 minute drive to  More

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