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Rutherford, NJ vs Clifton, NJ

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Highlights
- Clifton spends 3.8% more per student than Rutherford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Clifton than in Rutherford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clifton had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rutherford
 Rutherford, NJClifton, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,834$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,123$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16164573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Rutherford    1 Reviews

not sure why Rutherford is able to continue to show low student to teacher ratios but there is 24-25 kids in a class for the last three years and my kids is in 3rd  More

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