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Oberlin, OH vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 66.2% more per student than Oberlin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% lower in Newark than in Oberlin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 18.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oberlin
 Oberlin, OHNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,052  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Oberlin    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Oberlin is a small (pop. ca. 10,000) city in Northeastern Ohio, 40 minutes west/southwest of Cleveland and 25 minutes from the Cleveland-Hopkins Airport. Its center is  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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