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Yorktown, VA vs Augusta, ME

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 25.8% more per student than Yorktown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Augusta than in Yorktown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yorktown
 Yorktown, VAAugusta, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,335$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,931  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3194573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.3.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 15 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 16 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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