2025 Compare Cities Education:
New Castle, IN vs Lancaster, OH

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 17.0% more per student than New Castle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.7% higher in Lancaster than in New Castle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Castle
 New Castle, INLancaster, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,777$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,677  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6964573
 Students per Counselor1216  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Lancaster    5 Reviews

We've lived here for 3 years and I've lived in Ohio my entire life. It's probably the best smaller city in the state. A historic town - well maintained and just  More

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God gave us two eyes. He did so people would look INTO His world, not AT tiny screens. Even before iPhones visitors were passing by Lancaster's beauty. They'd  More

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Over 15 years ago

I grew up here..Lived in Lancaster from when i was 5 till i was 19 and left that crap hole. Columbus is 45 minutes away not 20. trust me i drove it alot becuase there is  More

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