2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lowell, MA vs Augusta, ME

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 30.7% less per student than Lowell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Augusta than in Lowell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 11.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lowell
 Lowell, MAAugusta, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,335$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3194573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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