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Lewes, DE vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- West Chester spends 18.9% more per student than Lewes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in West Chester than in Lewes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lewes
 Lewes, DEWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5544573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lewes    4 Reviews

I moved to Lewes in 2009 and it has been a great experience so far. Sussex County has the lowest property taxes in the state and Delaware has no sales tax making it a  More

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Lewes has so much to offer for retirees! It has a great library, wonderful classes for lifelong education (through the Osher Institute, affiliated with U.D.), and a town  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Lewes, Delaware practically my whole life and love it here. It’s a tight-knit community that really focuses on one another. Lewes frequently tops 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 13 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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