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Boyne City, MI vs Waterville, ME

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- Waterville spends 5.9% more per student than Boyne City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Waterville than in Boyne City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waterville had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boyne City
 Boyne City, MIWaterville, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,335$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,314  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3194573
 Students per Counselor561  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Boyne City    2 Reviews

There are very few jobs here,and most of them are in the services industry. The local economy revolves around tourism, but there are some jobs available in healthcare.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Boyne City is a great place to live and raise a family. The Boyne City Schools are very good and caring. City Hall is not very responsive to its citizens.... ie....  More

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Reviews for Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 12 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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