2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, NJ vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- Bethesda spends 25.4% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Bethesda than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 27.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, NJBethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.1%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 Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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