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Oro Valley, AZ vs Lewiston, ME

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- Lewiston spends 42.7% more per student than Oro Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.8% lower in Lewiston than in Oro Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lewiston had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oro Valley
 Oro Valley, AZLewiston, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,349$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,377$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4074573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 8 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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