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Mount Desert, ME vs Scarborough, ME

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Highlights
- Scarborough spends 10.8% less per student than Mount Desert.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Scarborough than in Mount Desert. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scarborough had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Desert
 Mount Desert, MEScarborough, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,349  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3604573
 Students per Counselor309  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
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We moved here from CA. We were tired of the crime and grime of the state of CA. We absolutely love Maine and Scarborough is a suburb of Portland ME and the dang cutest  More

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