| Index | Newark | Arkansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 40% | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 10:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 860 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 165 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 98 | 7,963 |
| Index | Newark | Arkansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 68.6% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 66.6% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 37.1% | 50.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 14.4% | 27.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.6% | 21.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.9% | 7.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Newark. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Newark, AR schools is 40%. The average student to teacher ratio is 10:1. In Newark, AR, an average of 68.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 66.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sulphur Rock, AR | 582 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Tuckerman, AR | 1,734 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Batesville, AR | 10,749 | 47% | 1.7% |
| Newport, AR | 7,552 | 34% | 30.2% |
| Pleasant Plains, AR | 199 | 20% | 59.4% |
| Newark, AR | 1,290 | 40% | 16.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Platte, SD | 1,290 | 65% | 34.9% |
| Baltic, CT | 1,290 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Bylas, AZ | 1,290 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Scottville, MI | 1,290 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Gaston, NC | 1,290 | 25% | 47.1% |
| Newark, AR | 1,290 | 40% | 16.1% |
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