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Surprise, AZ vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- West Chester spends 94.4% more per student than Surprise.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in West Chester than in Surprise. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Surprise

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 Surprise, AZWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$15,724$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2413.9616.23
 Students per Librarian23485544573
 Students per Counselor718301530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%12.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%54.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.5%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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ZIPS IN SURPRISE, ARIZONA
85374 85379 85388 85387
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