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

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 25.7% less per student than Princeton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 74.7% higher in Sunnyvale than in Princeton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Princeton
 Princeton, NJSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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