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Pleasantville, NY vs Ridgewood, NJ

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Highlights
- Ridgewood spends 20.6% less per student than Pleasantville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Ridgewood than in Pleasantville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgewood had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasantville
 Pleasantville, NYRidgewood, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasantville    2 Reviews

Great weather- 4 seasons, milder than other  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great little village, some parts are bit seedy...but overall a nice place for raising a  More

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Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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