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DuBois, PA vs Parkersburg, WV

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- Parkersburg spends 22.1% less per student than DuBois.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Parkersburg than in DuBois. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parkersburg had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to DuBois
 DuBois, PAParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,348$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,661  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,882$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6264573
 Students per Counselor309  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Dubois    3 Reviews

while DuBois is feeling The economic drag everyone else is, they have one thing worse. The local government is DuBois is nothing more than a bunch of hillbillies that  More

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Over 16 years ago

The best feature of Du Bois is the 3.5 months of temperate weather each year. Unless you like cold and high heating bills, the worst part of Du Bois is the nearly  More

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Like many small towns, Du Bois has very friendly people, excellent access to healthcare (Du Bois Regional Medical Center is in town), diversity in retail and a fair  More

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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