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Scottsdale, AZ vs New Brunswick, NJ

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Highlights
- New Brunswick spends 107.9% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.3% lower in New Brunswick than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Brunswick had 32.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock65.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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 1 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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Reviews for New Brunswick    4 Reviews

As an undergrad at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, I have lived here for 4 years -- 2 inside the University dormitories on College Ave Campus and 2 in a rented house  More

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Over 16 years ago

Between the entitled drivers, Jersey manners, and new student drivers, nevermind insane bus drivers and trucks speeding on narrow streets, driving around here will  More

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It is sad to see the city that I was born in 1959 and lived until 1972 decline so. Not only is it overpriced, perhaps because of the university or it being a suburb for  More

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