2025 Compare Cities Education:
Staten Island, NY vs Newark, DE

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Highlights
- Newark spends 15.6% less per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Newark than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYNewark, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11044573
 Students per Counselor10528  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.4%1.5%
Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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Reviews for Newark    8 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Generally, Delaware public schools are dreadful. Most people that can afford it choose to invest in their child or children by sending them anywhere but to a Delaware  More

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I have lived in Newark for 27 years. My great-grandmother owned the Windy Hills development when it was a farm, and my father even grew up in the same house that I did.  More

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I am thinking of moving to Newark, but wanted to know if commuting to Philly is possible, especially outside of 9-5 hours. I see PATCO runs to Newark, but I don't know  More

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