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Medford, OR vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Highlights
- Wilkes-Barre spends 18.6% more per student than Medford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in Wilkes-Barre than in Medford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilkes-Barre had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Medford

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 Medford, ORWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,509$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,411$13,391$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,808$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.0715.8216.23
 Students per Librarian64513644573
 Students per Counselor907553530
 Grade School Educ.3.3%5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.1%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%17.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%18.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.7%4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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ZIPS IN MEDFORD, OREGON
97504 97501
ZIPS IN WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA
18702 18705 18701

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