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Allentown, PA vs Visalia, CA

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Highlights
- Visalia spends 25.6% less per student than Allentown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.9% higher in Visalia than in Allentown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Visalia had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Allentown

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 Allentown, PAVisalia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,712$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,267$12,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,777$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.122.0316.23
 Students per Librarian579944534573
 Students per Counselor329640530
 Grade School Educ.8.4%7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%6.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.6%86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%26.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.5%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%23.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.8%6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Allentown    25 Reviews

Winter in Allentown is alright, mild temperatures, there isn't much snow but there are some nearby ski resorts with artificial snow. In the summer there are some fun  More

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do you like cold and snow? Allentown may not be the coldest place in the country but it gets very cold and the winter feels endless...arctic blast after another and  More

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Over 9 years ago

This is a beautiful place, kept clean by weekly street sweeping. A multitude of parks exist including the exceptional Rose Garden and sports fields, and people use them  More

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Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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ZIPS IN ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
18102 18103 18104 18109 18101
ZIPS IN VISALIA, CALIFORNIA
93291 93277 93292

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