2025 Compare Cities Education:
Newton, MA vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- Topeka spends 42.2% less per student than Newton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Topeka than in Newton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Topeka had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newton
 Newton, MATopeka, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,274$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4414573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Topeka    28 Reviews

Loretta Lynn says that in  More

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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