2026 Compare Cities Education:
Auburn, ME vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 0.7% less per student than Auburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 97.3% higher in Sacramento than in Auburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Auburn
 Auburn, MESacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,737  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Auburn    2 Reviews

I've lived in Maine 28 years. Maine is a beautiful state and Lewiston/Auburn (twin cites) are a nice area. Everything here. 4 seasons, clean air, best water in the  More

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Auburn is the residential-half of the twin cities of Lewiston-Auburn (L-A). Whereas Lewiston grew up around shoe, linen and other factories, Auburn claimed the suburbs  More

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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