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Charleston, WV vs Lehighton, PA

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Highlights
- Lehighton spends 45.2% more per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Lehighton than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lehighton had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston

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 Charleston, WVLehighton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,014$20,354$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,401$14,519$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,532$9,314$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4113.1516.23
 Students per Librarian14197284573
 Students per Counselor252367530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%10.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.1%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%9.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%14.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.0%1.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Charleston    12 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Charleston has a lot going on for being a small city. Capitol Street has great restaurants and Taylor Books, and Capitol Market is one of the best year-round farmers  More

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Over 11 years ago

Charleston has a lot going on for being a small city. Capitol Street has great restaurants and Taylor Books, and Capitol Market is one of the best year-round farmers  More

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Over 11 years ago

Charleston has a lot going on for being a small city. Capitol Street has great restaurants and Taylor Books, and Capitol Market is one of the best year-round farmers  More

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Reviews for Lehighton    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 1986 due to a job transfer and have hated it the whole time. Lots of people on drugs sporting tattoos and dragging 2-3 kids around - but  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have no idea where this number came from. Lehighton is the only town I've ever lived in (or even visited) where I have absolutely no fears about taking my dog for a  More

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I lived in Lehighton for the first 35 years of my life, then I finally had to get out. I was going nowhere. Lehighton is known for people being born and raised there and  More

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