2025 Compare Cities Education:
Claymont, DE vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 32.4% more per student than Claymont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% lower in Newark than in Claymont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 16.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Claymont
 Claymont, DENewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,388  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Claymont    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I moved here from Delco, and have been here about 8 years. Claymont is a funny area in that it much cheaper to live here then Delco, there are some drawbacks. 1.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I have lived in this area for 40 years and I want to get out. I am 7 miles from Wilmington and 25 from Phila. I have been looking into places in Florida, Georgia, and  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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