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Beaumont, TX vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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- Wilkes-Barre spends 35.5% more per student than Beaumont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Wilkes-Barre than in Beaumont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilkes-Barre had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Beaumont
 Beaumont, TXWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13644573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Beaumont    15 Reviews

I am amazed at what I read on these items about the twin cities of Bryan/CS and Aggieland in general. I was dragged there from Houston by my husband in 1980, kicking,  More

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I swear the only thing I love about Beaumont is my FAMILY who lives there. That's IT! Everything else, I HATE IT! There's nothing to do in Beaumont what so ever! The  More

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The humidity here is why I want to investigate other places to  More

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Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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