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Denton, TX vs Chester, PA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 38.8% more per student than Denton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Chester than in Denton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Denton
 Denton, TXChester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,319$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 13 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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Reviews for Chester    7 Reviews

Over 12 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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