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Pennington, NJ vs Jersey City, NJ

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- Jersey City spends 2.5% less per student than Pennington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Jersey City than in Pennington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pennington
 Pennington, NJJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Pennington    2 Reviews
MyAlias · Pennington, NJ
Very Nice Town
Over 11 years ago

It seems like a very nice town, but we since we just moved in, it's too early to  More

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John · Pennington, NJ
Property Taxes
Over 18 years ago

Cost of property taxes even with the recent reevaluation is making living in Pennington unrealistic. Most of our neighbors are moving 3 miles away to Yardley PA where  More

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Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews
ursula · Jersey City, NJ
n/a
Over 12 years ago

no  More

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jean · Jersey City, NJ
My home town, Jersey City
Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Doryn · Jersey City, NJ
It's not that bad
Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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