2025 Compare Cities Education:
Provo, UT vs New Brunswick, NJ

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Highlights
- New Brunswick spends 123.3% more per student than Provo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.2% lower in New Brunswick than in Provo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Brunswick had 28.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Provo
 Provo, UTNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor556  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock65.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  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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