2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ridgewood, NJ vs Simpsonville, SC

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Highlights
- Simpsonville spends 51.7% less per student than Ridgewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% higher in Simpsonville than in Ridgewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Simpsonville had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgewood
 Ridgewood, NJSimpsonville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Simpsonville    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in this city for 30 years and I've seen so many changes! This is a great place to live! I've owned a business in town for 10 years and I feel safe. If I have  More

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Over 11 years ago

Nice suburb of Greenville, growing in diversity and culture. Competing healthcare providers (important!). Upscale manufacturing in the area (BMW and Michelin) results  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lived in Simpsonville for 9 years. Too long. It's a dirty little town with lots of crime and police. City government is mostly dependent on traffic fines and they  More

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