2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ruston, LA vs Camden, NJ

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Highlights
- Camden spends 69.2% more per student than Ruston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.2% lower in Camden than in Ruston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Camden had 24.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ruston
 Ruston, LACamden, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,781$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11164573
 Students per Counselor611  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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Reviews for Camden    4 Reviews

The Good thing about public transporation in New Jersey is all the distance of the bus, subway's, trans is very convient. Their public transporation reach's every  More

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Over 17 years ago

Camden is not the best place to live. There are alot of murders and way to many drugs. But some parts aint has bad as others. East Camden is the most dangerous and  More

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I spent much of my formative years in Camden and Southern New Jersey. My father was a dentist with offices in the area. My grandparents arrived in Camden during the  More

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