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Pinehurst, NC vs Lewiston, ME

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Highlights
- Lewiston spends 51.9% more per student than Pinehurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.7% lower in Lewiston than in Pinehurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lewiston had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pinehurst
 Pinehurst, NCLewiston, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,349$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,542  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,377$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4074573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Pinehurst    3 Reviews

I've lived here all my life, born and raised. This area is and will always be known for golf but we also have a really big horse community. The area is a well know  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have to travel 1 to 2 hours to have anything to do. So if you want to live in a small town and don't mind traveling out of town for good restaurants, ball games, and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pinehurst is a small town that is growing rapidly. It once attracted those that were retiring or vacationing. Void of the bright lights, but plenty to do. People of  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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