2025 Compare Cities Education:
Niagara Falls, NY vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 8.6% more per student than Niagara Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Newark than in Niagara Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Niagara Falls
 Niagara Falls, NYNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,601  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor253  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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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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