2025 Compare Cities Education:
Paterson, NJ vs Suwanee, GA

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Highlights
- Suwanee spends 52.8% less per student than Paterson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% higher in Suwanee than in Paterson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Suwanee had 25.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Paterson
 Paterson, NJSuwanee, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,845  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Suwanee    8 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 7 years. It is by far the best place to raise a family. So many things to do. Most people in our neighborhood have children. Schools are great.   More

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Over 13 years ago

We moved to Suwanee 7 months ago. Suwanee is a great town to live in. Great schools, low crime (for Atlanta area), convenient to many shopping areas nearby. The Towne  More

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Over 15 years ago

Suwanee has some of the best schools in the state of  More

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