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Chatham, IL vs Porterville, CA

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Highlights
- Porterville spends 5.8% less per student than Chatham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.4% higher in Porterville than in Chatham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Porterville had 28.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chatham
 Chatham, ILPorterville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor860  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Chatham    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Over all very good. Usually just a few severe storms and two or three heavy snow falls (8in). Seldomly snows be for Christmas. Most of the severe weather happens just  More

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Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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