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Oneonta, NY vs Waterville, ME

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Highlights
- Waterville spends 44.7% less per student than Oneonta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Waterville than in Oneonta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waterville had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oneonta
 Oneonta, NYWaterville, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,335$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3194573
 Students per Counselor196  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Oneonta    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

We have lived here for five years, and are looking to move. The town is fairly conservative and ethnically monotone. In fact, there is a history of racial  More

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Our family has lived in Oneonta for the past 14 years. It is great! Oneonta is safe, friendly, active and serene. The hills will grab you and keep you. Whikle not NYC it  More

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Over 16 years ago

Well oneonta sucks, if it were not for the colleges, it would dry up. the cops suck, they are not trained the way they should be. down town is a ghost town all closed  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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