2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, OH vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 35.4% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% lower in New Bern than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, OHNew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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