2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ridgewood, NJ vs Belmont, CA

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Highlights
- Belmont spends 19.3% less per student than Ridgewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.0% higher in Belmont than in Ridgewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Belmont had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgewood
 Ridgewood, NJBelmont, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.3%1.5%
Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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Reviews for Belmont    2 Reviews

San Jose is within 25 miles to the South, San Francisco within 25 miles to the North. Half-moon bay (the coast) within 25 miles to the west, and Berkley/Oakland are  More

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Over 18 years ago

...if one is lucky and rich enough to avoid the native populace. Belmont lies in a corrador south of the race track where the proud tradition of vice continues to this  More

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