2026 Compare Cities Education:
Indianapolis, IN vs Lewiston, ME

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Highlights
- Lewiston spends 5.8% more per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.9% lower in Lewiston than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lewiston had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INLewiston, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,349$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,377$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4074573
 Students per Counselor613  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Sadley, there's little hope if this town can rise up to overcome the extreme poverty of this socio-economical class in an underserved community, unless... PARENTS do  More

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I have lived and worked in Lewiston-Auburn for nearly 30 years and I think it's a wonderful place to raise a family. We sent both our kids to the Lewiston public  More

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Despite years of efforts to revitalize Maine's second largest city, it seems Lewiston will always be joked about as the "armpit" of the State. City and State leaders  More

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