2025 Compare Cities Education:
Osceola, IA vs Newton, IA

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Highlights
- Newton spends 27.3% less per student than Osceola.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% higher in Newton than in Osceola. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newton had 19.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Osceola
 Osceola, IANewton, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,202$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,789  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,783$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7584573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Osceola    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Osceola is a small town in Iowa located about 35 miles North(central)of the Missouri border. Its very convenient for shopping as it has a Walmart, and 2 grocery stores.  More

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Reviews for Newton    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Having lived in Newton for over 23 years, I have seen the face of the community change. It hasn't always been good change, but the town has done much to try to make up  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winters here tend to be cold, with moderate amount of snowfall, starting around Nov-Dec and reaching into Mar-April. Spring generally starts out cold, but warms quickly  More

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