2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, NJ vs Prior Lake, MN

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Highlights
- Prior Lake spends 36.1% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.6% higher in Prior Lake than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prior Lake had 26.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, NJPrior Lake, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,322$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8334573
 Students per Counselor416  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Prior Lake    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Prior Lake is an amazing place to raise a family and to live. The city puts a lot of money into community events that are almost always free or of low cost. From the  More

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Over 15 years ago

A beautiful, quiet, friendly community built around a lovely good sized lake. Prior Lake is only a short drive away from many fun and exciting cultural, sporting,  More

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We actually live in Credit River Township, but our mailing address is Prior Lake. Our real estate taxes help pay for the schools in Prior Lake, but, in Credit River  More

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