2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newton, IA vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 0.2% more per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.8% higher in Sacramento than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, IASacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,185  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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