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Gloucester Point, VA vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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- Wilkes-Barre spends 37.3% more per student than Gloucester Point.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Wilkes-Barre than in Gloucester Point. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilkes-Barre had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gloucester Point
 Gloucester Point, VAWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,876  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13644573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Gloucester Point    2 Reviews
g · Gloucester, VA
0/10 would NOT recommend
Over 6 years ago

the people here are ignorant. nothing to do.  More

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Mary · Falls Church, VA
Suburbia in Falls Church
Over 19 years ago

Recently moved to Falls Church, enjoy the diversity and the close proximity to everything, however the traffic is  More

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Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews
Lynn · Kingston, PA
Born and raised
Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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michael · Willington, CT
Former King's Student
Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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