2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cortland, NY vs Newton, MA

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Highlights
- Newton spends 10.2% less per student than Cortland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Newton than in Cortland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newton had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cortland
 Cortland, NYNewton, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,379  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor367  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock12.6%1.5%
Reviews for Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Over 18 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  More

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Reviews for Newton    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Apartment rentals seem to be on the expensive  More

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Over 14 years ago

Newton is ok, safe, close to  More

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Over 15 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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