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West Chester, PA vs New Brunswick, NJ

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- New Brunswick spends 6.9% more per student than West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in New Brunswick than in West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Brunswick had 28.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chester

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 West Chester, PANew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,536$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724$19,112$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,034$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9612.1716.23
 Students per Librarian55414524573
 Students per Counselor301339530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%21.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%12.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%65.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%10.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%24.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.1%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.5%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 New Brunswick    4 Reviews

As an undergrad at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, I have lived here for 4 years -- 2 inside the University dormitories on College Ave Campus and 2 in a rented house  More

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Over 15 years ago

Between the entitled drivers, Jersey manners, and new student drivers, nevermind insane bus drivers and trucks speeding on narrow streets, driving around here will  More

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It is sad to see the city that I was born in 1959 and lived until 1972 decline so. Not only is it overpriced, perhaps because of the university or it being a suburb for  More

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