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Amherst, NY vs Newark, DE

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Highlights
- Newark spends 14.7% less per student than Amherst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% higher in Newark than in Amherst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Amherst

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 Amherst, NYNewark, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,413$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132$17,388$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,129$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.4114.0916.23
 Students per Librarian86811044573
 Students per Counselor319329530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%1.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.0%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%17.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%55.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.1%17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.3%9.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 14 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 16 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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Reviews for Newark    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Generally, Delaware public schools are dreadful. Most people that can afford it choose to invest in their child or children by sending them anywhere but to a Delaware  More

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I have lived in Newark for 27 years. My great-grandmother owned the Windy Hills development when it was a farm, and my father even grew up in the same house that I did.  More

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I am thinking of moving to Newark, but wanted to know if commuting to Philly is possible, especially outside of 9-5 hours. I see PATCO runs to Newark, but I don't know  More

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