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North Bergen, NJ vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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- Wilkes-Barre spends 28.8% less per student than North Bergen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% higher in Wilkes-Barre than in North Bergen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilkes-Barre had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Bergen

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 North Bergen, NJWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,150$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484$13,391$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,233$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2715.8216.23
 Students per Librarian262213644573
 Students per Counselor429553530
 Grade School Educ.11.2%5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.8%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%17.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.7%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.5%18.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.0%4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.9%1.5%

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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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18702 18705 18701

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