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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Newark, NJ

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- Newark spends 75.6% more per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.8% lower in Newark than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 14.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GANewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 4 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 12 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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