2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newark, OH vs River Ridge, LA

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Highlights
- River Ridge spends 17.2% less per student than Newark.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% higher in River Ridge than in Newark. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- River Ridge had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newark
 Newark, OHRiver Ridge, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,663$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5084573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 River Ridge    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The climate in southern Louisiana is quite nice, very mild winters but summer can be quite warm. If you like warm and no snow, its  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great, small town. Wonderful community. Truly. However - property prices are now a problem and so is living outside of New Orleans. It's no fun looking at what is  More

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