2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newton, IA vs Montpelier, VT

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Highlights
- Montpelier spends 47.3% more per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% lower in Montpelier than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montpelier had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, IAMontpelier, VTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,388$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,185  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3084573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Newton    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Having lived in Newton for over 23 years, I have seen the face of the community change. It hasn't always been good change, but the town has done much to try to make up  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winters here tend to be cold, with moderate amount of snowfall, starting around Nov-Dec and reaching into Mar-April. Spring generally starts out cold, but warms quickly  More

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Reviews for Montpelier    1 Reviews

As a life-long New Englander (raised in Massachusetts; lived in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Vermont) you would think I must love cold weather, snow and clouds, but the  More

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