2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lewiston, ME vs Monroe, NC

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 31.7% less per student than Lewiston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.0% higher in Monroe than in Lewiston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lewiston
 Lewiston, MEMonroe, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,477$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,737  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,753$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7824573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 7 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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Reviews for Monroe    5 Reviews

Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime. The mayor and city  More

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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added  More

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I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times!  More

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