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Rumson, NJ vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 57.4% less per student than Rumson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.7% higher in Scottsdale than in Rumson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rumson
 Rumson, NJScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,256  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Rumson    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have been nothing short of amazed at the quality of eduction offered by the public school system in the Rumson elementary system: the leadership and quality displayed  More

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Rumson, NJ is one of those rare places where you really can have it all. A quick 40 minute ferry ride takes you to New York City for all it has to offer for work,  More

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Over 18 years ago

The beach, 1 hour to New York, Mansions, Regular Houses, Great People, High Taxes, so much  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 2 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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