2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newton, IA vs Mount Pleasant, IA

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Highlights
- Mount Pleasant spends 15.5% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Mount Pleasant than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, IAMount Pleasant, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,844$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,185  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,244$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3664573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Mount Pleasant    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Small, as in only about 9,000 residents, but a great town with a lot of charm and a lot of opportunities for great activities for such a small  More

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