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South Amboy, NJ vs Little Silver, NJ

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Highlights
- Little Silver spends 12.8% more per student than South Amboy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Little Silver than in South Amboy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Little Silver had 9.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Amboy
 South Amboy, NJLittle Silver, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11774573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for South Amboy    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The town used to be middle class and affordable but costs are goin up and lower class is movin in time to move  More

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Over 16 years ago

South Amboy ranked 52 in the top 100 best places to live in NJ in 2008, by NJ Monthly  More

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Reviews for Little Silver    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

For the first couple of years that I lived in Little Silver I thought it was a friendly town. I learned otherwise. People here only care about money. This is a small  More

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