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Chester, PA vs Douglasville, GA

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Highlights
- Douglasville spends 47.9% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Douglasville than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Douglasville had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, PADouglasville, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,801$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3904573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Douglasville    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Douglasville for a few years and I think it has some good points but also some bad points. 1 of the most comlained about things is that there is no  More

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Over 16 years ago

I recently moved from Columbus, Ohio to Douglasville, Ga. My comment relates to the cost of living and friendliness of people in the town. I purchased a home here that  More

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Over 17 years ago

Generally pleasant when not in a drought cycle, as we are  More

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