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Fitchburg, MA vs Waterville, ME

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Highlights
- Waterville spends 17.3% less per student than Fitchburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% lower in Waterville than in Fitchburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waterville had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fitchburg
 Fitchburg, MAWaterville, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,335$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,667  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3194573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Fitchburg    6 Reviews

I've had the privilege to live in many places across the US in several states. Fitchburg is easily the worst place I have lived, by far. To find it, drive west on the  More

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First off, Fitchburg is not a bad place to live. If you want an urban feel with a country setting this is a great place. If you don't like new england winters, bad  More

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First off, Fitchburg is not a bad place to live. If you want an urban feel with a country setting this is a great place. If you don't like new england winters, bad  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 11 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 11 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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