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Waterville, ME vs Bryson City, NC

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Highlights
- Bryson City spends 14.0% less per student than Waterville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% higher in Bryson City than in Waterville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bryson City had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waterville
 Waterville, MEBryson City, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,040$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,611$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7374573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Bryson City    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Bryson Citys landscape is beautiful. Lush green with streams and a few waterfalls thrown in. Temperature is mild with summers in the upper 80s and low 90s but humidity  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I started taking vacations to Bryson City a few years ago. We now make a couple stops per year there and have met some interesting folks. There are many  More

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