2025 Compare Cities Education:
Watertown, NY vs Trenton, NJ

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Highlights
- Trenton spends 14.6% more per student than Watertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% lower in Trenton than in Watertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Trenton had 16.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Watertown
 Watertown, NYTrenton, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,781$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,807$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10354573
 Students per Counselor277  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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Reviews for Trenton    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Trenton used to be a nice place to live I was born here but moved away in my early teens. I still had family in Trenton and therefore visited often, the city is now  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you're a person who likes the dramatic change is seasons, then this is the place for you. I want to move toa place where it's basically mild weather...not one day  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm born and raised in Trenton New Jersey and like most cities in the northeast it's seen better days. That's not to say that life here isn't enjoyable. You do have  More

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