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Apex, NC vs State College, PA

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Highlights
- State College spends 98.1% more per student than Apex.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in State College than in Apex. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- State College had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Apex

Education
 Apex, NCState College, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,618$23,010$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531$18,158$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,316$10,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1112.3716.23
 Students per Librarian8293524573
 Students per Counselor300301530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%0.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.2%98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%8.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.4%70.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.9%21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%17.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 10 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 13 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 14 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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ZIPS IN APEX, NORTH CAROLINA
27502 27539 27523 27562
ZIPS IN STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
16801 16802

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