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Newark, NJ vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 11.9% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Pittsburgh than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 21.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark

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 Newark, NJPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$26,449$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,580$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6413.1616.23
 Students per Librarian12375424573
 Students per Counselor416327530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.77.0%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.9%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.4%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 3 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 11 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 Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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ZIPS IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
07105 07104 07107 07106 07103 07112 07108 07114 07102
ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total

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