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Waterbury, CT vs Leland, NC

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Highlights
- Leland spends 44.3% less per student than Waterbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% higher in Leland than in Waterbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leland had 19.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waterbury
 Waterbury, CTLeland, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,165$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8104573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Waterbury    10 Reviews

Very affordable but it has its own elegant history (Brass City) Almost all residents keep updating their values timely, the largest community, higher cultural  More

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I was born here in 1988 and have lived here after growing up mainly in next-door Watertown (which is outstanding. Go  More

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Over 11 years ago

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Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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