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Jamestown, NY vs Elkins, WV

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- Elkins spends 54.9% less per student than Jamestown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% higher in Elkins than in Jamestown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elkins had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jamestown
 Jamestown, NYElkins, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,482$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,759  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,390$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor290  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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Reviews for Elkins    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I submitted my review in response to another review, Gina, regarding Elkins, WV, but I'm not sure it was actually submitted. It was lengthy and I cannot resubmit it at  More

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Over 18 years ago

Elkins is a fairly small town and very safe place to live. We have a great college right here and it is a good place to live if you want a variety in weather and  More

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