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Augusta, ME vs Portales, NM

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- Portales spends 18.1% less per student than Augusta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% higher in Portales than in Augusta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portales had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Augusta
 Augusta, MEPortales, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,386$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,273$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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