2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lewiston, ME vs Waterville, ME

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Highlights
- Waterville spends 6.4% more per student than Lewiston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in Waterville than in Lewiston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waterville had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lewiston
 Lewiston, MEWaterville, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,335$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,737  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3194573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 11 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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