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Montpelier, VT vs Lancaster, CA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 22.2% less per student than Montpelier.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 100.4% higher in Lancaster than in Montpelier. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 16.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Montpelier
 Montpelier, VTLancaster, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Montpelier    1 Reviews

As a life-long New Englander (raised in Massachusetts; lived in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Vermont) you would think I must love cold weather, snow and clouds, but the  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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