2026 Compare Cities Education:
Greenwood, SC vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 117.2% more per student than Greenwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Newark than in Greenwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenwood
 Greenwood, SCNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,592  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor414  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Greenwood    8 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Low cost of living, two colleges, Lake, and no traffic to speak of. Great Quality of life for the  More

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I had no idea that a state with such beautiful natural recourses cared so little. On the one quarter mile road from the highway to our lake house I picked up seven bags  More

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Over 14 years ago

I luv our lake house and I liv going boating but when we do the water is so murky and I feel bad for a lot of people because there are just a lot of messed up houses and  More

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Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 5 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 13 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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