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Augusta, ME vs West Bend, WI

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Highlights
- West Bend spends 15.4% less per student than Augusta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% higher in West Bend than in Augusta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Bend had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Augusta
 Augusta, MEWest Bend, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,814$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,098$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7634573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 West Bend    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

terrible place, so inconvenient, terrible two taxi services. West bend just caters to the rich. If you don't have a car,you won't be able to survive there. City workers  More

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West Bend is a great small town that is growing fairly rapidly. If you are looking for a wonderful place to raise a family this is it! West Bend is pretty, has nice  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in west bend for the past 8 years and i must say, it's a joke. It's nice if your retired and looking for cheap living, other then that i would not raise a  More

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