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Richmond, VA vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 71.1% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% lower in Newark than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond

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 Richmond, VANewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,456$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,373$21,272$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4113.6416.23
 Students per Librarian24112374573
 Students per Counselor272416530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%10.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%17.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%16.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.1%3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%0.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%0.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 3 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 11 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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