2024 Compare Cities Education:
Hartford, CT vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- West Chester spends 18.1% less per student than Hartford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% higher in West Chester than in Hartford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 25.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hartford
 Hartford, CTWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,069$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830$15,724$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,433$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.3313.9616.23
 Students per Librarian4795544573
 Students per Counselor341301530
 Grade School Educ.12.6%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.73.9%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%12.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.3%4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%54.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.1%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Hartford    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love Hartford. Any naysayer is not appreciating the very real and new energy that is revitalizing the city. In conjunction with a wonderful location, relatively mild  More

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Over 3 years ago

Surprised by the low  More

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I lived in CT for about 7 years, and this place is depressing, lonely, and boring. My only entertainment in Hartford, were the Library branches for books and movies. The  More

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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