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Chester, PA vs Cumming, GA

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Highlights
- Cumming spends 38.5% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% higher in Cumming than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cumming had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, PACumming, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10864573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Cumming    9 Reviews

My family moved to the Polo Fields in Cumming in 1999 on a job transfer and moved out of the area to return to WI in 2013. I commuted to Alpharetta, about 12 miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am thinking of moving to georgia,cumming from phila.I wanted to know about the jobs.I am a cna.also housing and good  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Cumming, GA in 2012. It's growing rapidly and has a number of housing options for families of all sizes. Cost of living here is higher than the national  More

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