2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newton, MA vs Gary, IN

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- Gary spends 44.6% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.7% higher in Gary than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gary had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, MAGary, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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