2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, NJ vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley spends 32.7% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.4% higher in Berkeley than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berkeley had 25.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, NJBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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