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Pennington, NJ vs Laurel, DE

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Highlights
- Laurel spends 30.3% less per student than Pennington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% higher in Laurel than in Pennington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laurel had 25.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pennington
 Pennington, NJLaurel, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24834573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pennington    2 Reviews

Over 12 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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Over 19 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 Laurel    2 Reviews

In the town of Laurel there are two properties taxes, town and country. Outside of town only has county. In town of Laurel there is city water, sewage and trash with a  More

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Laurel is place I moved to because a house was available at a time when a roof was the most important thing in my life. The people here are snooty for no reason. Jobs a  More

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