2026 Compare Cities Education:
Waterville, ME vs Anaheim, CA

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Highlights
- Anaheim spends 6.5% less per student than Waterville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 95.9% higher in Anaheim than in Waterville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anaheim had 14.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waterville
 Waterville, MEAnaheim, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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 12 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 12 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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Reviews for Anaheim    20 Reviews

full of crinimals and trash, describes this part of California  More

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Moved to Anaheim for past three years and enjoyed the weather. Living is expensive but pay follow also reasonable compare to other states. Weather make a reminder in day  More

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If you love seeing guys pick up scantily clad prostitutes, homeless sex offenders camping out near elementary schools, and streets littered with garbage, this is the  More

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