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Harwich, MA vs Parkersburg, WV

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- Parkersburg spends 40.9% less per student than Harwich.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.2% higher in Parkersburg than in Harwich. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parkersburg had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harwich
 Harwich, MAParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,348$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,730  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,882$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6264573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Harwich    1 Reviews

I grew up in a small town on the Cape, Harwich. Life on the Cape can be describe as living in a bubble, removed from the "real world". But as a child and anyone with a  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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