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Newcastle, WA vs Wenatchee, WA

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Highlights
- Wenatchee spends 21.8% less per student than Newcastle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Wenatchee than in Newcastle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wenatchee had 13.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newcastle
 Newcastle, WAWenatchee, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,693$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,539$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19924573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Newcastle    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I've lived all over the world. Few other places I've lived in that have 4 distinct seasons and sports to fit all those seasons. You can ski in the winter, hike in the  More

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Reviews for Wenatchee    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a wonderful place to live. Lots of sun, and Winters are not as cold as the East coast. With an enormous, thriving and escalating diversity of people, and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Seattle and spend most of my life there. As much as I love the Seattle area I've always felt the need to leave my home town to explore new horizons.  More

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Over 12 years ago

As my main residence is in Oceanside Ca. I stay in E. Wenatchee 3 to 4 months a year (spring/summer) I can say that Wenatchee is an expensive place to live...yes more  More

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