2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Rapids, MN vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 2.4% more per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% lower in Newark than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 18.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MNNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,579  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   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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