2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lorain, OH vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 66.2% more per student than Lorain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% lower in Newark than in Lorain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lorain
 Lorain, OHNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,052  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lorain    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Well, in short...It Sucks !!! It's become like the movie "Escape from New York". The city of Lorain has the highest amount of sex offenders and other criminals. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

I lived in Lorain for over 40 years of my life. It used to be a nice place to grow up and then raise a family. I return every year to visit family and meet up with  More

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Over 17 years ago

Living in Ohio is very unmotivating. There have been job cuts, homelessness and uncompassion all around us here. We strive to get ahead and take care of our families.   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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