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Anderson, IN vs New Castle, IN

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Highlights
- New Castle spends 2.7% less per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in New Castle than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Castle had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, INNew Castle, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,632$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,338  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,164$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3934573
 Students per Counselor3025  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for New Castle    4 Reviews

Hello, I would like to know more about New Castle current and future economic and crime condition. Several forums indicate that this city is ghost town with minimal  More

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Over 13 years ago

I will always call New Castle.. Home. I do have such wonderful memories there. When I moved there because my Dad's job had relocated, it was not only his home town but  More

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I grew up in New Castle and am sad to say I will never go back. New Castle has no jobs and is close to ghost town. The town is one big courthouse,prison or work release  More

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