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Blue Bell, PA vs Hawthorne, CA

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Highlights
- Hawthorne spends 23.8% less per student than Blue Bell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 64.5% higher in Hawthorne than in Blue Bell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hawthorne had 21.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Blue Bell
 Blue Bell, PAHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Blue Bell    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Blue Bell is a very peaceful community that has a lot to offer! It fulfills all the shopping needs and holds a good number of great restaurants. The people are friendly  More

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Over 15 years ago

Living in Blue Bell has many advantages which make it a top place to live in the North Eastern US. The Wissahickon School District is one of the top in the State, and  More

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Over 18 years ago

I live in Blue Bell Pennsylvania, outside of Phila. It's a gated community. Close to Phila., weather seasonal, winters tend to be long and gray, but the rest are  More

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Reviews for Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

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