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Allentown, PA vs Lewiston, ME

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Highlights
- Lewiston spends 22.1% less per student than Allentown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% lower in Lewiston than in Allentown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lewiston had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Allentown

Education
 Allentown, PALewiston, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,712$15,349$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,267$13,737$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,777$8,377$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.111.5316.23
 Students per Librarian5794074573
 Students per Counselor329313530
 Grade School Educ.8.4%5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.6%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%16.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.5%10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%21.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.8%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Allentown    25 Reviews

Winter in Allentown is alright, mild temperatures, there isn't much snow but there are some nearby ski resorts with artificial snow. In the summer there are some fun  More

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do you like cold and snow? Allentown may not be the coldest place in the country but it gets very cold and the winter feels endless...arctic blast after another and  More

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Over 9 years ago

This is a beautiful place, kept clean by weekly street sweeping. A multitude of parks exist including the exceptional Rose Garden and sports fields, and people use them  More

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Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Sadley, there's little hope if this town can rise up to overcome the extreme poverty of this socio-economical class in an underserved community, unless... PARENTS do  More

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I have lived and worked in Lewiston-Auburn for nearly 30 years and I think it's a wonderful place to raise a family. We sent both our kids to the Lewiston public  More

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Despite years of efforts to revitalize Maine's second largest city, it seems Lewiston will always be joked about as the "armpit" of the State. City and State leaders  More

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