2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newton, MA vs Ashland, MA

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- Ashland spends 0.0% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Ashland than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashland had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, MAAshland, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Newton    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Apartment rentals seem to be on the expensive  More

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Over 14 years ago

Newton is ok, safe, close to  More

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Over 15 years ago

THE WEATHER HERE IS VARIABLE... EACH SEASON CAN BE FELT IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES. WINTER IS SO COLD, SUMMER IS SO HOT...THE SPRING AND FALL BRING A LOT OF RAIN, BUT ALSO  More

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Reviews for Ashland    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Typical Massachussetts town. Quiet, good schools, very liberal, too high property taxes, constantly on a water  More

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Ashland is settled in Middlesex county between the busy Framingham and the high end and expensive Sherborn and Natick. We have the best of both worlds, close to  More

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