2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Jordan, UT vs Newark, NJ

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Highlights
- Newark spends 141.9% more per student than West Jordan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.8% lower in Newark than in West Jordan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 15.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Jordan
 West Jordan, UTNewark, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for West Jordan    10 Reviews

I have lived in the same house here for 20 years. There are definitely pros and cons. Pros; you can pretty much shop for whatever you need/want with a 20 minute drive in  More

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Over 11 years ago

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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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