2025 Compare Cities Education:
Goldsboro, NC vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 169.7% more per student than Goldsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% lower in Newark than in Goldsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Goldsboro
 Goldsboro, NCNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,504  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Goldsboro    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We have recently moved to Goldsboro and just love it. We moved from another small NC town in the west where we lived for many years. Everyone here is so friendly! Much  More

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Over 8 years ago

It is the military that brought my husband and I to this quaint small town of Goldsboro, and we have lived here for about 4 years now. We consider Goldsboro to be a  More

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Over 8 years ago

Goldsboro is a nice homey place to live. I know a lot of people that move out of the town and come back because there is family here. There is a plenty of beaches to go  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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