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Burlington, NC vs Norristown, PA

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Highlights
- Norristown spends 130.0% more per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% lower in Norristown than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norristown had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, NCNorristown, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,188$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4234573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We live on the edge of Burlington. We are retired. It is 1.5 hours from the Mountains and 2 hrs from the beach. The neighbors are very friendly. There are things to do  More

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Reviews for Norristown    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

No review yet, rather a preview: We are looking to relocate from Hong Kong to Philadelphia or its environs and, via Internet sources, we get the impression that  More

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Keep an eye out here for news of the(10 sound stage) Movie Studio coming to Norristown. Norristown Real Estate values are on the rise(Zillow.com)and may go even higher,  More

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