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

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Highlights
- Newton spends 19.3% more per student than Southborough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Newton than in Southborough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newton had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Southborough
 Southborough, MANewton, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,667  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock12.6%1.5%
Reviews for Southborough    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My son has been a student at Fay School for 7 years and is now in the lower school. He is thriving at Fay academically, socially, and in the athletics program. I  More

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Over 8 years ago

As an alum of Fay, I can say that my experiences there have shaped my life forever. During the years that I spent at Fay, I became a more confident student, person and  More

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Over 8 years ago

Fay School has provided a rigorous and supportive environment. In addition to the academic challenge, students are encouraged to participate in extra-curricular  More

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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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