The Newark schools budget is about $850 million, which works out to roughly $21,000 a student, well above the state and national average.

In testing, the schools typically score well above the state and national averages.

The combined total of 1121 is more than 100 points above state and national averages.

Test scores are well above the state and national averages.

The cost of living rate is 85.5 per unit, less than state and national averages.

All of these scores are above the state and national average.

Both scores are dozens of points higher than state and national averages.

Unemployment, however, at 4.7 percent, is lower than the state and national averages.

The infant mortality rate was 13.88 in 2000, well below the state and national average.

The rural literacy rate is 33.2 percent, much below the state and national averages.