2025 Compare Cities Education:
Westlake, OH vs Newark, OH

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Highlights
- Newark spends 24.2% less per student than Westlake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% higher in Newark than in Westlake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newark had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Westlake
 Westlake, OHNewark, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,287$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,425  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,453$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8414573
 Students per Counselor462  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Westlake    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have been living in Westlake for over 5 years and I absolutely love it! Crocker Park is a wonderful place to hang out with the family and pets and there are great  More

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Over 19 years ago

people are a little stodgy and snobbish and taxes are definitely NOT low. You get taxed for everything, including double-taxed for working in another community (i.e.  More

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Over 20 years ago

I am a Southerner, but the best years of my life were in Westlake. The Cleveland Metroparks are tops.   More

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Reviews for Newark    7 Reviews

I have lived here in Newark for over nine and a half years. This isn't the best place to live. Sure there's historical buildings, including the courthouse, and the  More

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We retired to Newark, coming from the ‘burbs of the Chicago area. People we meet are surprised to hear that someone would choose Newark to retire to, but as newcomers  More

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This city is good for the older generation, rtetiring, and folks that wont mind settling in an affordable-yet-boring town. Crime is going up. Poverty increasing, and  More

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