2024 Compare Cities Education:
Leland, NC vs Newark, DE

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Highlights
- Newark spends 54.9% more per student than Leland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Newark than in Leland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Leland
 Leland, NCNewark, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,898$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370$17,388$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,165$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1314.0916.23
 Students per Librarian81011044573
 Students per Counselor393329530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%1.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.7%96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%17.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.1%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%55.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.4%17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%9.4%1.5%
Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 2 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 10 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 16 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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Reviews for Newark    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Generally, Delaware public schools are dreadful. Most people that can afford it choose to invest in their child or children by sending them anywhere but to a Delaware  More

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I have lived in Newark for 27 years. My great-grandmother owned the Windy Hills development when it was a farm, and my father even grew up in the same house that I did.  More

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I am thinking of moving to Newark, but wanted to know if commuting to Philly is possible, especially outside of 9-5 hours. I see PATCO runs to Newark, but I don't know  More

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