2025 Compare Cities Education:
Potomac, MD vs New Brunswick, NJ

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Highlights
- New Brunswick spends 11.3% more per student than Potomac.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% lower in New Brunswick than in Potomac. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Brunswick had 32.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Potomac
 Potomac, MDNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock65.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree14.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Potomac    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Spring and Fall can be quite glorious when the leaves turn or the tulips pop out and the humidity is lower. Winter, while it has some splendid "snow days," goes on much  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Potomac area in Montgomery County, Maryland, has the best of everything. High schools rated in the top 5 in the State, easy access to the Nation's Capitol,  More

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Reviews for New Brunswick    4 Reviews

As an undergrad at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, I have lived here for 4 years -- 2 inside the University dormitories on College Ave Campus and 2 in a rented house  More

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Over 16 years ago

Between the entitled drivers, Jersey manners, and new student drivers, nevermind insane bus drivers and trucks speeding on narrow streets, driving around here will  More

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It is sad to see the city that I was born in 1959 and lived until 1972 decline so. Not only is it overpriced, perhaps because of the university or it being a suburb for  More

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