2024 Compare Cities Education:
McLean, VA vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- West Chester spends 16.9% more per student than McLean.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% higher in West Chester than in McLean. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McLean
 McLean, VAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,573$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085$15,724$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,083$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5213.9616.23
 Students per Librarian6715544573
 Students per Counselor273301530
 Grade School Educ.0.9%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.6%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.7%12.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.2.4%4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.84.7%54.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.31.3%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree15.8%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree7.8%3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Mclean    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

McLean has superb QOL - inside the Beltway, rural feeling, easy commute to DC via nat'l parkway, influential  More

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Over 16 years ago

There are definitely four seasons here; but, the winters tend to be short and the summers  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very expensive housing here. We could never afford to buy  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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