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St. James, NC vs Alpha, NJ

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Highlights
- Alpha spends 90.8% more per student than St. James.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% lower in Alpha than in St. James. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alpha had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. James
 St. James, NCAlpha, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,608$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,625$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for St. James    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The weather in southeast North Carolina is generally very nice.........not too hot in the summer and not too cold in the winter. The only negative is a six month threat  More

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