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Damariscotta, ME vs Anacortes, WA

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- Anacortes spends 19.8% less per student than Damariscotta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.2% higher in Anacortes than in Damariscotta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anacortes had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Damariscotta
 Damariscotta, MEAnacortes, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor414  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Damariscotta    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Wiscassett has a humongous amount of hubris to confer this title on themselves, particularly with D-Town just down the road !!! Damariscotta is 5 star quaint,  More

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Reviews for Anacortes    5 Reviews

Living here feels like you're on an a vacation and with so many other wonderful towns and destinations nearby too there’s always somewhere to go if you want to take a  More

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Over 16 years ago

My husband and I are thinking about relocating to Anacortes. Can you update the current real estate conditions and possibly comment on the access to jobs, health-care  More

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Over 17 years ago

Your population information for Anacortes is incorrect. Population is slightly under 16,000. Build out of the city's space is approximately 20,000 which is not  More

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