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Piscataway, NJ vs Jamestown, NY

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- Jamestown spends 15.9% more per student than Piscataway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% lower in Jamestown than in Piscataway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jamestown had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Piscataway
 Piscataway, NJJamestown, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,450$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,818$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4634573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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