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Chester, WV vs Oil City, PA

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- Oil City spends 37.8% more per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Oil City than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oil City had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, WVOil City, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,632$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,978  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,568$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Chester    2 Reviews
Darlene · New Manchester, WV
Great place to live...
Over 5 years ago

Great place to raise kids  More

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CHUNK · Washington, DC
Small town USA
Over 17 years ago

There are several nice places to eat is this town. Alot of the restaurants have a wonderful breaffast. Here I want to talk about one place in particular and one of  More

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Reviews for Oil City    6 Reviews
Christine · New York, NY
Two children raped n killed in a town with 10,000
Over 6 years ago

This city is disgusting Watch Netflix cold case files- first episode first season. An 11 year old girl raped by 3 town residents who everyone knew - two brothers went  More

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Iza · Oil City, PA
Everyone is trying to leave
Over 8 years ago

There are no jobs here, the school system is terrible, the town is only getting deader, and even if you came to retire, the winters are long and harsh, the hospitals are  More

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Firehart · San Jacinto, CA
Little town
Over 9 years ago

Oil City is full of wonderful history. Unfortunately that hay day is long gone. Still, it is a nice little town. Like anyplace where people live you have some crime but  More

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