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New Bern, NC vs Beaver Falls, PA

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- Beaver Falls spends 81.8% more per student than New Bern.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% higher in Beaver Falls than in New Bern. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beaver Falls had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Bern
 New Bern, NCBeaver Falls, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,965$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,611  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,620$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11654573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 6 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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Reviews for Beaver Falls    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Let's see. I have lived in Beaver Falls for 2 1/2 years now. There are some positives and a lot of minimum wage jobs and it is only 40 minutes from Pittsburgh. Very  More

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Over 16 years ago

After looking at several areas in the area around Pittsburgh, I finally decided on a nice little house in Beaver Falls. Beaver Falls is about 35 miles north of  More

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