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Piscataway, NJ vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City spends 19.1% less per student than Piscataway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Iowa City than in Piscataway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa City had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Piscataway
 Piscataway, NJIowa City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%1.5%
Reviews for Piscataway    8 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

While Piscataway does boast many nice aspects, the people that work for the township are not one of them. They have no interest in working with the residents of  More

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Over 9 years ago

Piscataway is an OK town to live in. The schools are above average, and the majority of people are friendly. It is centrally located near major highways, and getting  More

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Over 11 years ago

A very nice suburban town with great schools shopping and easy access to medical  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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