2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, DE vs Poinciana, FL

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Highlights
- Poinciana spends 45.0% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.3% higher in Poinciana than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poinciana had 13.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, DEPoinciana, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,388  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Newark    8 Reviews

Over 13 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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Reviews for Poinciana    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Wow. I visited Poinciana last week and was very impressed. It's still growing, many houses for rent/sale there. If you're looking for a ritzy place to live without the  More

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I like my place in Poinciana quite a bit, it's pretty far removed, but had I known that the traffic in and out was so horrendous I would have kept looking elsewhere for  More

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