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Newton, MA vs Forest, MS

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Highlights
- Forest spends 62.5% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Forest than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forest had 22.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, MAForest, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,228$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5744573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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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