2025 Compare Cities Education:
Watsonville, CA vs Edison, NJ

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Highlights
- Edison spends 34.2% more per student than Watsonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.3% lower in Edison than in Watsonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edison had 44.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watsonville
 Watsonville, CAEdison, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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Reviews for Edison    5 Reviews

Tammy · 

I don't recommend living here if you are planning to move here with a family- even a small one. The school system is terrible- teachers are racist and have favorites,  More

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Over 11 years ago

cost and taxes to  More

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Over 11 years ago

North Edison is a somewhat typical suburban town, with a few differences. The town is unofficially separated by school districts into North Edison and South Edison,  More

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