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Raleigh, NC vs Trenton, NJ

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Highlights
- Trenton spends 113.3% more per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Trenton than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Trenton had 18.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCTrenton, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,781$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,807$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10354573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Trenton    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Trenton used to be a nice place to live I was born here but moved away in my early teens. I still had family in Trenton and therefore visited often, the city is now  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you're a person who likes the dramatic change is seasons, then this is the place for you. I want to move toa place where it's basically mild weather...not one day  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm born and raised in Trenton New Jersey and like most cities in the northeast it's seen better days. That's not to say that life here isn't enjoyable. You do have  More

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