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Newcastle, WY vs Douglas, WY

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Highlights
- Douglas spends 12.3% less per student than Newcastle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% lower in Douglas than in Newcastle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Douglas had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newcastle
 Newcastle, WYDouglas, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,021  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Newcastle    1 Reviews

Over 17 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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Reviews for Douglas    2 Reviews

Ok, we have now hit a favorite place of mine - Douglas, WY. Its a gorgeous little place - home of Wyoming State Fair. I was there on off season though. It has a  More

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I have lived in a variety of locations in the past 5 years, following a difficult divorce. Douglas, WY was by far one of my all time favorite places to live! Its  More

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