2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chester, PA vs Toledo, OH

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Highlights
- Toledo spends 34.9% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.4% higher in Toledo than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Toledo had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, PAToledo, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,531$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17234573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Toledo    50 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I am a renter and the people are cold and disrespectful to you when you are disabled and single. They want to tell you want to do.They want you to make friends when the  More

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Perfect for parents with older children. We moved to Toledo, OH from Madison, WI months before the COVID quarantine in 2020. We cross-compared possible living areas in  More

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Toledoly Terrible! People are aggressive and understanding, after you are nice enough to them for way too long. The city looks like the bad parts of Detroit but does  More

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