2025 Compare Cities Education:
Upper Montclair, NJ vs Hackensack, NJ

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Highlights
- Hackensack spends 5.9% less per student than Upper Montclair.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Hackensack than in Upper Montclair. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hackensack had 12.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Upper Montclair
 Upper Montclair, NJHackensack, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Hackensack    3 Reviews

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Over 17 years ago

Hackensack has a big city feel but on a smaller scale-there are restaurants, shops to fit every lifestyle and taste. There are some negatives too. High property taxes-  More

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Over 19 years ago

Although becoming a more metro area, I do feel safe even during the late  More

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