2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mays Landing, NJ vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 8.4% more per student than Mays Landing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% higher in Newark than in Mays Landing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 17.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mays Landing
 Mays Landing, NJNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,845  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Mays Landing    3 Reviews

Lived in Atlantic City witch was rough then moved near cologne about 3 years ago it’s definitely better then the city but still not great. It’s decent but can get ghetto  More

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Over 12 years ago

I would like to know why, in NJ, the health quality of water is poor. We all pay Amercian Water Company to have healthy, clean drinking water from our taps. Yet the  More

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Atlantic county, like most of south jersey, has a high cost of living but low salaries. Living near the ocean, where many people pay to vacation, is nice but better  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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