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Ridgewood, NJ vs Garfield, NJ

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- Garfield spends 0.0% less per student than Ridgewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Garfield than in Ridgewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garfield had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgewood
 Ridgewood, NJGarfield, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews
Gerard · Ridgewood, NJ
Ridgewood
Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Steve · Ridgewood, NJ
Close to NYC
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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Brenda · Ridgewood, NJ
quality of life
Over 18 years ago

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

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Reviews for Garfield    1 Reviews
Alex · Paramus, NJ
Used to be.....
Over 18 years ago

Garfield used to be a really great town to live in. It's been at a constant rate of decline for the past 20 years. It seems it keeps getting worse and worse every year.  More

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