2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alma, AR vs Newcastle, WY

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- Newcastle spends 89.7% more per student than Alma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Newcastle than in Alma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newcastle had 6.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alma
 Alma, ARNewcastle, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,480$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,693  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,555$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1794573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Alma    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have multiple friends and fraternity brothers who are from Alma and the area around it, that does not include Fort Smith. I am amazed at how well kept these people and  More

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Over 9 years ago

Alma has some of the best schools around. I have never seen a school district care so much for it's students. Not to mention the sports, dance, cheer and drama teams are  More

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Over 13 years ago

The most common response to querys about denominational identity is Baptist. There are basically three expressions of Baptist faith in the area. They are: Southern,  More

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Reviews for Newcastle    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Newcastle is a nice small town. It is situated on the west-central foothills of the Black Hills, and is located about an hour from major Black Hills attractions  More

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