2025 Compare Cities Education:
Herndon, VA vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 50.5% more per student than Herndon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Newark than in Herndon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Herndon
 Herndon, VANewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  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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