2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olney, IL vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 30.9% more per student than Olney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Newark than in Olney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 16.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olney
 Olney, ILNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor745  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Olney    2 Reviews

Olney is a small slowly awakening sleepy town in Southern Illinois. It is still small hometown USA with a little more opportunity than Mayberry. We have new businesses,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Perfect place to live if you want a quiet place with friendly people and white squirrels. The white squirrels are Olney's claim to  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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