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Houlton, ME vs Parkersburg, WV

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- Parkersburg spends 19.9% less per student than Houlton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in Parkersburg than in Houlton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parkersburg had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houlton
 Houlton, MEParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,348$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,882$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6264573
 Students per Counselor345  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Houlton    1 Reviews
Nina · Houlton, ME
My family loves it here!
Over 4 years ago

I have lives in Memphis TN, Buenos Aires Argentina and just outside of Sydney Australia in the Blue Mountains and I have to say, while they all have some amazing things  More

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews
Marsha · Parkersburg, WV
more info needed
Over 7 years ago

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Tracey · Parkersburg, WV
Pros and cons
Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Denise · Fort Wayne, IN
St Josephs Medical Center
Over 17 years ago

Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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