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Brunswick, GA vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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- Wilkes-Barre spends 30.2% more per student than Brunswick.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% higher in Wilkes-Barre than in Brunswick. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilkes-Barre had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brunswick
 Brunswick, GAWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,496  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13644573
 Students per Counselor452  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Brunswick    12 Reviews

Moved here six years ago… A great place to live… Excellent weather and always has a gentle seabreeze… A great place for retirees… And Brunswick has an excellent tax  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hello all I have been in Brunswick for the last 13 years. Many of the reviews that are here were accurate 8, 10, or 15 years ago (when they were written). Today, we  More

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I hope to be in that area by the  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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