2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, NJ vs Henderson, NV

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Highlights
- Henderson spends 56.7% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.8% higher in Henderson than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Henderson had 22.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, NJHenderson, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Henderson    53 Reviews

Lived here for 3 long years. Besides the laziest people in this pathetic work force, the wind in pretty constant all year. 40 mph is not unusual. Due to the lack of  More

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I grew up in this fast growing town and it feels like home. When my family first moved here in 2003, there was empty land and not a lot of people, but now it feels like  More

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We currently live in Henderson and I am less than impressed. We moved here from Washington State, so we're used to really friendly people and courteous drivers. People  More

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