| Index | South Ironbound | Newark | New Jersey |
| Average Test Scores | 30% | 33% | 52% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 13:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 89 | 1,604 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 46 | 823 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 10 | 157 |
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| Index | South Ironbound | Newark | New Jersey |
| Completed 8th grade | 64.6% | 72.2% | 87.5% |
| Completed high school | 62.2% | 69.3% | 86.3% |
| Completed some college | 31.5% | 37.5% | 60.7% |
| Completed associate degree | 16.7% | 18.6% | 43.9% |
| Completed bachelors | 12.4% | 13.7% | 37.5% |
| Completed masters | 4.6% | 4.0% | 14.4% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.7% | 1.1% | 4.0% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Teterboro, NJ | 110 | 95% | 96.9% |
| Englewood Cliffs, NJ | 5,349 | 87% | 80.2% |
| Essex Fells, NJ | 2,037 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Short Hills, NJ | 13,700 | 83% | 73.8% |
| Mountain Lakes, NJ | 4,249 | 83% | 72.7% |
| Newark, NJ | 281,917 | 33% | 30.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Orlando, FL | 284,817 | 51% | 5.4% |
| Lincoln, NE | 286,388 | 56% | 16.2% |
| Durham, NC | 276,341 | 34% | 28.3% |
| Toledo, OH | 275,116 | 38% | 20.7% |
| Plano, TX | 288,870 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Newark, NJ | 281,917 | 33% | 30.6% |
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