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Phillipsburg, NJ vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 52.8% less per student than Phillipsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.8% higher in Raleigh than in Phillipsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Phillipsburg
 Phillipsburg, NJRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,835  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor290  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Phillipsburg    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I lived here 45 years ago and remember the people as being ignorant and hostile towards anyone who isn't as stupid as they  More

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I grew up in this town and couldn't wait to get out! Taxes are ridiculous and the town council and the mayor can't get along. It doesn't matter who the mayor is either.  More

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Over 15 years ago

an area that has 4 distinct  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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