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Rockaway borough, NJ vs Pittsfield, MA

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- Pittsfield spends 7.8% less per student than Rockaway borough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Pittsfield than in Rockaway borough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsfield had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockaway borough
 Rockaway borough, NJPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,370$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,726  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor254  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Rockaway Borough    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Homes heated with propane cne be very expensive to heat during the winter  More

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Over 19 years ago

There are two Rockaways in Morris County, NJ.: Rockaway Boro and Rockaway Twp. Both are unique with Rockaway Boro being the older of the two. Both share common  More

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Over 19 years ago

Morris County New Jersey is approximately 30 miles east of NYC and offers many ammenities. Like any community there are pros and cons. Although NJ Real Estate taxes  More

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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