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Newark, NJ vs Lompoc, CA

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Highlights
- Lompoc spends 36.8% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.0% higher in Lompoc than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, NJLompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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