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Joplin, MO vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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- Wilkes-Barre spends 68.6% more per student than Joplin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Wilkes-Barre than in Joplin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilkes-Barre had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Joplin
 Joplin, MOWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,766  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13644573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  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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