2024 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, NJ vs Provo, UT

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Highlights
- Provo spends 62.8% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 79.1% higher in Provo than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Provo had 20.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, NJProvo, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$26,449$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272$7,485$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,580$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6424.4316.23
 Students per Librarian123732934573
 Students per Counselor416556530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.77.0%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%25.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.9%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%44.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.4%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%2.4%1.5%
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 Provo    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 6 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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