2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elmer, NJ vs Newport News, VA

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Highlights
- Newport News spends 40.7% less per student than Elmer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% higher in Newport News than in Elmer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newport News had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmer
 Elmer, NJNewport News, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,496  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,733$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4104573
 Students per Counselor293  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Elmer    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

The area is very rural and relaxed. It is a nice place to raise your children. Yards are big and the roads are not  More

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Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 9 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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