Student Ratios Lower in Green Brook Than Country

With the school year about to come to a close, parents are thinking about class sizes and more, and Green Brook actually seems to have fewer students per teacher than is projected as the average around the country.

The data is according to Sperling’s Best Places, which compiles information for places to live in the country. It compares the data to data across the United States.

In Green Brook, the schools spend $7,686 per student. In Watchung, the schools spend $6,540 per student.

That is higher than the entire country, with an average of $5,691 spent per student.

As for a pupil/teacher ratio, in Green Brook, the average is 12 students per every one teacher. In Watchung, the average is 13.7 students per teacher.

That compares to the full country average of 15.3 students for every teacher.

The data also shows that there are 737 students for every librarian in Green Brook and 341 student for every librarian in Watchung. There are 460 students for every counselor in Green Brook, and 341 students for every counselor in Watchung.

In the country, the average is 803 students for every librarian and 513 students for every counselor.

How does this compare to what you see in the schools?