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Newark, OH vs Graham, NC

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Highlights
- Graham spends 35.0% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% lower in Graham than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Graham had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, OHGraham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Newark    7 Reviews

I have lived here in Newark for over nine and a half years. This isn't the best place to live. Sure there's historical buildings, including the courthouse, and the  More

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We retired to Newark, coming from the ‘burbs of the Chicago area. People we meet are surprised to hear that someone would choose Newark to retire to, but as newcomers  More

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This city is good for the older generation, rtetiring, and folks that wont mind settling in an affordable-yet-boring town. Crime is going up. Poverty increasing, and  More

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Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am black and a Marine Veteran and why anyone would want to live in Graham is beyond me you could cut the racial tension in the air with a butter knife. In retrospect  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am originally from Overland Park, KS...a suburb of the greater downtown Kansas City Metro area. I am now 32, and up until a year and a half ago, I lived in the Kansas  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was told when I was considering moving to Graham to think of Mayberry 40 years later. This a pretty good description of Graham. It is a very conservative town, where  More

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