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Philadelphia, PA vs Waterville, ME

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Highlights
- Waterville spends 36.8% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in Waterville than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waterville had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAWaterville, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,335$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3194573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  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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