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Newcastle, CA vs Madera, CA

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Highlights
- Madera spends 9.7% more per student than Newcastle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% lower in Madera than in Newcastle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madera had 34.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newcastle
 Newcastle, CAMadera, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock59.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Newcastle    3 Reviews

I’ve lived here for six years, and it’s been an interesting experience to say the least. If you’re liberal, don’t expect many people to outwardly share the same  More

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Over 9 years ago

We settled in Newcastle countryside 16 years ago, and it's been a really beautiful place to live. My only complaint is that it is often hot in the summer from July to  More

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Over 14 years ago

I moved here on August 22, 2012 and I have to say it is one of the most magnificent ecosystems I have ever seen. While the cost of living here is higher than the  More

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Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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