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Augusta, ME vs Spirit Lake, IA

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Highlights
- Spirit Lake spends 14.1% more per student than Augusta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in Spirit Lake than in Augusta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spirit Lake had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Augusta
 Augusta, MESpirit Lake, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,642$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,657$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4934573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Spirit Lake    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town  More

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