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West Chester, PA vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Houston spends 37.5% less per student than West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% higher in Houston than in West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 14.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chester

Education
 West Chester, PAHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,536$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724$10,139$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,034$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9615.8216.23
 Students per Librarian55414704573
 Students per Counselor301473530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%34.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.1%9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.8%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 Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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ZIPS IN WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
19383
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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