2025 Compare Cities Education:
Laconia, NH vs Martinsburg, WV

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Highlights
- Martinsburg spends 45.8% less per student than Laconia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.6% higher in Martinsburg than in Laconia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Martinsburg had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Laconia
 Laconia, NHMartinsburg, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,713$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,244  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,363$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor166  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Laconia    2 Reviews

I lived in Laconia NH for 24 years, born and raised. I left in 2016 because even pre pandemic the area was becoming weak from the drug epidemic, and, starting to re  More

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Friendly neighbors, plenty of restaurants, lakes, skiing, biking, hiking, canoeing and a dog park! The hospital is around the corner and there’s always a beautiful  More

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Reviews for Martinsburg    15 Reviews

We moved to Martinsburg for retirement, and we love it. Unfortunately, I have to agree with the other comments in this list. People are unlikely to stay, given the lack  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for seven years and I love it here. People talk about crime however the majority of it is drug use and is a national problem. The police do a pretty  More

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I have lived in the area since 2001. This is an honest review: The Good and Bad: 1. At least there are no ridiculous riots going on. People here have some sense.  More

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