2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newton, MA vs DeKalb, IL

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Highlights
- DeKalb spends 28.0% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in DeKalb than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- DeKalb had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, MADeKalb, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,982$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23794573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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