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Dexter, ME vs Scarborough, ME

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Highlights
- Scarborough spends 10.0% more per student than Dexter.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Scarborough than in Dexter. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scarborough had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dexter
 Dexter, MEScarborough, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,036  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3604573
 Students per Counselor297  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Scarborough    1 Reviews

We moved here from CA. We were tired of the crime and grime of the state of CA. We absolutely love Maine and Scarborough is a suburb of Portland ME and the dang cutest  More

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