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Auburn, ME vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 11.6% less per student than Auburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.9% higher in Virginia Beach than in Auburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Auburn
 Auburn, MEVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,737  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6124573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%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 Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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