2025 Compare Cities Education:
Irvington, NY vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 15.7% less per student than Irvington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% higher in Newark than in Irvington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 21.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Irvington
 Irvington, NYNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.4.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree14.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Irvington    2 Reviews

Taxes thru the roof. Highest taxed town in the entire USA. Business frowned upon.Extremely bloated school budget with excess school administration staff. The high school  More

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Over 19 years ago

a good place to live in many ways - low crime, good location - but the school/property taxes are extremly high and will continue to rise in the years ahead due to a  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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