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Perth Amboy, NJ vs Manville, NJ

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- Manville spends 7.4% more per student than Perth Amboy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in Manville than in Perth Amboy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manville had 32.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Perth Amboy
 Perth Amboy, NJManville, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,575$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,279$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Perth Amboy    3 Reviews

bob · 

Its a place that  More

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Over 18 years ago

The housing cost is very high. Compare to what the average salary is. Most young people cant afford to live by themselves so they stay at home till they marry or have a  More

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Over 19 years ago

It's getting to expensive to live here in Perth Amboy and all of NJ for that matter!! All the New Yorkers coming here to escape their high cost of living is driving our  More

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Reviews for Manville    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

For a long time I believed that Manville had hit rock bottom. They proved me wrong, it could get worse. The town could be immediately improved by removing all park  More

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Over 19 years ago

If you want to live in an area that is horribly overpriced and so overpopulated that it takes a half hour to drive less than one mile, then this is it. The entire North  More

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