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Ridgewood, NJ vs Shelton, CT

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- Shelton spends 7.7% less per student than Ridgewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Shelton than in Ridgewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelton had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgewood
 Ridgewood, NJShelton, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%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 Shelton    4 Reviews
zach · Shelton, CT
low taxes
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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Jessie · Shelton, CT
Shelton, CT best place to live
Over 7 years ago

I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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geo · Shelton, CT
I'm staying put
Over 13 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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