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Green Bay, WI vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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- Wilkes-Barre spends 17.3% more per student than Green Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% higher in Wilkes-Barre than in Green Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilkes-Barre had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Green Bay
 Green Bay, WIWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,016  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13644573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Green Bay    30 Reviews

We moved here when I was a child some 40+ years ago. I left to go to school, returned for a job, left for another job out of state, returned to help family, left state  More

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Over 6 years ago

Grew up here. There's not as much to do as in a large city, but it's safe fun place full of nice people.  More

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I've been living here since 2014 since moving from California and I've noticed that while there are some cool people here, most are rude and out of that group some are  More

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Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

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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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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