2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lansing, MI vs Newcastle, WY

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Highlights
- Newcastle spends 39.9% more per student than Lansing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% lower in Newcastle than in Lansing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newcastle had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lansing
 Lansing, MINewcastle, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,480$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,555$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1794573
 Students per Counselor726  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  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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