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Killona, LA vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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- Wilkes-Barre spends 5.0% less per student than Killona.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% higher in Wilkes-Barre than in Killona. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilkes-Barre had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Killona
 Killona, LAWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13644573
 Students per Counselor295  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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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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