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Leland, NC vs Wells, ME

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Highlights
- Wells spends 39.3% more per student than Leland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% lower in Wells than in Leland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wells had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leland
 Leland, NCWells, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,971$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4334573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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Reviews for Wells    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Although it is getting crowded, Wells is beautiful in summer. long sandy beaches and of course the ocean. The water is cold, so lounging more than swimming is  More

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Over 16 years ago

2007-2009 has been full of snow storms November to  More

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