2025 Compare Cities Education:
Waltham, MA vs Union City, NJ

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Highlights
- Union City spends 2.5% more per student than Waltham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% higher in Union City than in Waltham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Union City had 19.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waltham
 Waltham, MAUnion City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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Reviews for Union City    5 Reviews

The simple truth about binary options which many of us do not know is the fact that it is mainly based on predictions. Without proper knowledge of what next can happen  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in an area that is on the borde of Weehawken, Hoboken and Union City.  More

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I've lived here most of my life. And I must say I am finally relocating. You don't get the quality of living fornthe amount you pay. I pay $1415 a month for 3br 1bath,  More

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