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Newton, MA vs Fall River, MA

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Highlights
- Fall River spends 13.8% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% higher in Fall River than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fall River had 22.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton

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 Newton, MAFall River, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,560$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196$16,183$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,141$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.9912.9516.23
 Students per Librarian3545294573
 Students per Counselor331353530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%13.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%11.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.4%75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.5%18.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.7%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.2%15.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.27.2%4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree12.6%0.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Newton    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Apartment rentals seem to be on the expensive  More

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Over 13 years ago

Newton is ok, safe, close to  More

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Over 14 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 Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 8 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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