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Katy, TX vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- West Chester spends 60.1% more per student than Katy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in West Chester than in Katy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Katy

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 Katy, TXWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$15,724$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8213.9616.23
 Students per Librarian14705544573
 Students per Counselor473301530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.8%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%12.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%54.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.6%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. 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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77493
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