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Chester, PA vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 28.7% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.7% higher in Bend than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, PABend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Chester    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONVENIENT FOR ALL MODES OR LINKS TO ALL AREAS OUTSIDE THE  More

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The people are the problem in Chester PA. Probably 97% of the poplulation abuses drugs. Many of the people that live there aide the drug dealers because they grew up  More

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25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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