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Waterville, ME vs Keene, NH

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Highlights
- Keene spends 27.5% more per student than Waterville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Keene than in Waterville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Keene had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waterville

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 Waterville, MEKeene, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,335$20,823$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,350$18,567$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,271$11,213$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.8511.2716.23
 Students per Librarian3192694573
 Students per Counselor299214530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%42.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.4%11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.0%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 10 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 10 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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Reviews for Keene    2 Reviews

Live free or die...trying. Cute town with very little violent crime but the cost of living is ridiculous for what you get! Forget ever owning a home unless you are  More

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Here is a quick run down of the pros and cons of Keene, NH from a native. Pros -Small City feel with quaint downtown and a generally safe area. -For its small size  More

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04901
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