2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lewes, DE vs New Brunswick, NJ

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Highlights
- New Brunswick spends 27.2% more per student than Lewes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% lower in New Brunswick than in Lewes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Brunswick had 28.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lewes
 Lewes, DENew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock65.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lewes    4 Reviews

I moved to Lewes in 2009 and it has been a great experience so far. Sussex County has the lowest property taxes in the state and Delaware has no sales tax making it a  More

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Lewes has so much to offer for retirees! It has a great library, wonderful classes for lifelong education (through the Osher Institute, affiliated with U.D.), and a town  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Lewes, Delaware practically my whole life and love it here. It’s a tight-knit community that really focuses on one another. Lewes frequently tops the  More

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Reviews for New Brunswick    4 Reviews

As an undergrad at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, I have lived here for 4 years -- 2 inside the University dormitories on College Ave Campus and 2 in a rented house  More

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Over 16 years ago

Between the entitled drivers, Jersey manners, and new student drivers, nevermind insane bus drivers and trucks speeding on narrow streets, driving around here will  More

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It is sad to see the city that I was born in 1959 and lived until 1972 decline so. Not only is it overpriced, perhaps because of the university or it being a suburb for  More

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