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Powderly, KY vs Newton, MS

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Highlights
- Newton spends 22.1% less per student than Powderly.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% lower in Newton than in Powderly. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newton had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Powderly
 Powderly, KYNewton, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,500$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,147  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6274573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Powderly    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

powderly is the city in which i was born in, an i wouln't want to live any where else.it's a place where you still have neighbors, proven, when we had the tornado,in2008  More

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Reviews for Newton    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I've lived here for most of my life. The town history is great but as for that there isn't much to say. The school system is okay. With little money for resources I  More

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