2025 Compare Cities Education:
Paterson, NJ vs Passaic, NJ

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Highlights
- Passaic spends 0.0% less per student than Paterson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Passaic than in Paterson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Passaic had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paterson
 Paterson, NJPassaic, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,834$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,845  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,123$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16164573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock67.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Passaic    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I live in the Passaic Park area of Passaic, and the area is very nice. The neighborhood is quiet and clean. Though there's nothing in terms of  More

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