2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lakewood, CO vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 98.7% more per student than Lakewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Newark than in Lakewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 17.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakewood
 Lakewood, CONewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor233  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lakewood    17 Reviews

As with most internet reviews, evaluate with a grain of sense. While the last reviewer (Ann S.) has some points about Lakewood, she is quite on the cynical and angry  More

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If you ask anyone who has lived in the Denver metro area the last decade they will tell you the entire area is going downhill as it transforms before their eyes.   More

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Over 8 years ago

I am denver south student, I just want see average of Lakewood health, but I didn'the get see in this review. By the way Lakewood is a good town I want to see all  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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