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Chester, PA vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 47.9% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in Raleigh than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 8.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, PARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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