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Charleston, WV vs Washington, DC

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- Washington spends 116.1% more per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% lower in Washington than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston

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 Charleston, WVWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,014$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,401$23,069$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,532$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4111.6516.23
 Students per Librarian14197964573
 Students per Counselor252445530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.1%92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%12.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%61.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.0%21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%9.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%4.3%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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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ZIPS IN CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
25312 25302 25314 25311 25304 25301 25305
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20011, 20002, 20019, 20020, 20009, 20001, 20032, 20016, 20010, 20003, 45 total

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