2025 Compare Cities Education:
Northport, NY vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 12.5% less per student than Northport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Newark than in Northport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 22.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northport
 Northport, NYNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Northport    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I grew up on LI, and I love living here. Sometimes. But the cost of a small one bedroom apt is $900. And that's cheap! Electricity is about $90 a month. Sales tax is  More

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You can still find jobs here but the options are much slimmer than they used to be. You should plan on traveling 30-40 minutes for work. But the cost of living is so  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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