2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newton, MA vs Lowell, MA

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- Lowell spends 0.0% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Lowell than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lowell had 15.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, MALowell, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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