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Boston, MA vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- West Chester spends 30.1% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% higher in West Chester than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston

Education
 Boston, MAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$29,396$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918$15,724$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,967$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.2513.9616.23
 Students per Librarian7175544573
 Students per Counselor567301530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%12.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.7%4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%54.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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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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ZIPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total
ZIPS IN WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
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