2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, NJ vs East Meadow, NY

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Highlights
- East Meadow spends 18.4% more per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% lower in East Meadow than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Meadow had 20.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, NJEast Meadow, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,368$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9794573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 East Meadow    4 Reviews

Ok too much to take in... But I've been doing so much research lately and so far Mooresville seems like a good place to live ... I'll be looking soon and coming from  More

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Over 12 years ago

Nassau County is a beautiful place to live if you can afford it. Most of the schools are adequate. The county is becoming more multicultural, but, jobs are very hard to  More

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Over 17 years ago

The cost of living is ridiculously  More

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