2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wells, ME vs Burlington, VT

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Highlights
- Burlington spends 25.6% more per student than Wells.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Burlington than in Wells. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlington had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wells
 Wells, MEBurlington, VTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2964573
 Students per Counselor255  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Wells    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Although it is getting crowded, Wells is beautiful in summer. long sandy beaches and of course the ocean. The water is cold, so lounging more than swimming is  More

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Over 16 years ago

2007-2009 has been full of snow storms November to  More

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Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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