2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wilmington, NC vs Phillipsburg, NJ

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Highlights
- Phillipsburg spends 99.9% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% lower in Phillipsburg than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phillipsburg had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCPhillipsburg, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,608$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,625$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Phillipsburg    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I lived here 45 years ago and remember the people as being ignorant and hostile towards anyone who isn't as stupid as they  More

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I grew up in this town and couldn't wait to get out! Taxes are ridiculous and the town council and the mayor can't get along. It doesn't matter who the mayor is either.  More

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Over 15 years ago

an area that has 4 distinct  More

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