2025 Compare Cities Education:
Princeton, NJ vs Albany, CA

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Highlights
- Albany spends 28.2% less per student than Princeton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 74.8% higher in Albany than in Princeton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Princeton
 Princeton, NJAlbany, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.4%1.5%
Reviews for Princeton    5 Reviews

Many cities have colleges in them, but Princeton's character and quality of life are very deeply influenced by having such an outstanding school contributing to all  More

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Over 16 years ago

police are very quick to respond and resolve crime problems. very safe place to live. when you feel safe, all other issues are  More

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You'll never lose on a real estate investment in Princeton. It has that cache that people always desire. McCarter Theatre, University concerts, fine dining, great  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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