2025 Compare Cities Education:
Washington, DC vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 12.6% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% higher in Newark than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 16.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  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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