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West Chester, PA vs Claymont, DE

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Highlights
- Claymont spends 2.7% less per student than West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Claymont than in West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Claymont had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chester

Education
 West Chester, PAClaymont, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,536$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724$17,388$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,034$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9614.0916.23
 Students per Librarian55411044573
 Students per Counselor301329530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%21.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%31.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.1%10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%0.8%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Claymont    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I moved here from Delco, and have been here about 8 years. Claymont is a funny area in that it much cheaper to live here then Delco, there are some drawbacks. 1.  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have lived in this area for 40 years and I want to get out. I am 7 miles from Wilmington and 25 from Phila. I have been looking into places in Florida, Georgia, and  More

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ZIPS IN WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
19383
ZIPS IN CLAYMONT, DELAWARE
19703

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