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Southport, NC vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 105.1% more per student than Southport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% lower in Newark than in Southport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 17.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southport
 Southport, NCNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport 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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