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Barre, VT vs Cowpens, SC

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Highlights
- Cowpens spends 35.1% less per student than Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.9% higher in Cowpens than in Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cowpens had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Barre
 Barre, VTCowpens, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,538$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,677$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor167  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock19.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Barre    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

The unfortuante circumstances of this once quaint little city is that the lack of recreation, or access financially to recreation, has turned the student age citizens  More

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Reviews for Cowpens    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I am a native of Cowpens. I lived elsewhere for several years but moved back here by choice, and don't intend to leave again. Some counterpoints to Brad's review:   More

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Look at this site's data on cost of living. 24% less than national average. You can't beat that. Often, a low cost of living will be associated with a high crime rate.  More

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