2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pleasant Grove, UT vs Newcastle, CA

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- Newcastle spends 57.6% more per student than Pleasant Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Newcastle than in Pleasant Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newcastle had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasant Grove
 Pleasant Grove, UTNewcastle, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock180574573
 Students per Counselor556  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasant Grove    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

close to good biking  More

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Pleasant Grove has a small-town feel, but is very near to the large cities of Provo, Orem, and American Fork, with SLC just about 45 min away. It is a lovely, clean town  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the reasons I moved to Pleasant Grove is minimal traffic. There are some tough spots, but mostly little traffic, no traffic jams and almost no  More

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Reviews for Newcastle    3 Reviews

I’ve lived here for six years, and it’s been an interesting experience to say the least. If you’re liberal, don’t expect many people to outwardly share the same  More

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Over 8 years ago

We settled in Newcastle countryside 16 years ago, and it's been a really beautiful place to live. My only complaint is that it is often hot in the summer from July to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved here on August 22, 2012 and I have to say it is one of the most magnificent ecosystems I have ever seen. While the cost of living here is higher than the  More

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