2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, NJ vs Covington, GA

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Highlights
- Covington spends 54.1% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% higher in Covington than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Covington had 12.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, NJCovington, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,743$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Covington    11 Reviews

This county sucks. It is so small that you get ripped off by all of the utility company's. They overcharge the customers and do not provide alternative options for  More

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It might have continued to be a nice place to live if it were not for all those criminals and government money parasites within this city. We are forced to live here now  More

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Over 15 years ago

don't know why people would still want to live here it is too much like dekalb but with out the convience of being closer to atlanta. the schools are terrable the houses  More

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