2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, CA vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- Watsonville spends 8.0% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Watsonville than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watsonville had 29.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, CAWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Newark    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved in 2 years ago and really dislike it. If you live close to the bay - forget about having a swimming pool - it is somewhat cold all year round, especially at night.  More

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Over 16 years ago

I live in Newark (south-east side of San Francisco Bay), and there is a lot of small plane noise. All day long, especially on the weekends, small private planes are  More

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Over 17 years ago

The climate in Newark is very temperate in that it does not get as hot in the valley but yet not as cool as in San  More

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Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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