2024 Compare Cities Education:
Newton, MA vs Cranston, RI

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Highlights
- Cranston spends 21.0% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Cranston than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cranston had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, MACranston, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,560$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196$16,362$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,141$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.9913.3516.23
 Students per Librarian3549134573
 Students per Counselor331390530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.4%89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.5%18.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.7%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.2%33.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.27.2%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree12.6%1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Newton    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Apartment rentals seem to be on the expensive  More

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Over 13 years ago

Newton is ok, safe, close to  More

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Over 14 years ago

THE WEATHER HERE IS VARIABLE... EACH SEASON CAN BE FELT IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES. WINTER IS SO COLD, SUMMER IS SO HOT...THE SPRING AND FALL BRING A LOT OF RAIN, BUT ALSO  More

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Reviews for Cranston    6 Reviews

Cranston is a fine place to live with a great range of home prices and rents. Good schools, culture, recreation, and located close enough and far away enough from  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Rhode Island my whole life and i have something to say its one of the safest and relaxing place to live. we have one of the best education system in New  More

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Over 17 years ago

Public Transportation is scary here. The state is built for people that only own cars. There are so many places that don't have a bus line to get to. Limiting people  More

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