2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newton, MA vs Bloomington, MN

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Highlights
- Bloomington spends 18.1% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.0% higher in Bloomington than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomington had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, MABloomington, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,461$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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