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Newark, NJ vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 58.7% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.2% higher in Salt Lake City than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 18.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark

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 Newark, NJSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$26,449$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272$8,558$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,580$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6421.5816.23
 Students per Librarian123721914573
 Students per Counselor416543530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.77.0%91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%17.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.9%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%49.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.4%13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%3.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Newark is straight garbage.  More

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Newark's Ironbound is extremely dangerous, there is a lot of crime, the police are just good at hiding it. It usually doesn't happen on Ferry St., but does 1/2 block  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have worked and lived in Newark for 20 years. I raised 3 children. Two of my children went on to college, graudated with Accountant Degree and the other one in  More

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Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 3 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 3 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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ZIPS IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
07105 07104 07107 07106 07103 07112 07108 07114 07102
ZIPS IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
84106, 84116, 84104, 84105, 84103, 84108, 84102, 84111, 84101, 84112, 12 total

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