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Waterville, ME vs Bel Air South, MD

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Highlights
- Bel Air South spends 1.6% less per student than Waterville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% higher in Bel Air South than in Waterville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bel Air South had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waterville
 Waterville, MEBel Air South, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,068$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,657$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 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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Reviews for Bel Air South    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Climate here is variable winters range from mild to harsh. Some winters we see hardly any snow and mild temps and then others it's very cold and moderate  More

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