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Waterville, ME vs Port Orchard, WA

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Highlights
- Port Orchard spends 8.2% more per student than Waterville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.4% higher in Port Orchard than in Waterville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port Orchard had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waterville
 Waterville, MEPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%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.  Unlock9.4%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 Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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