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New Cumberland, WV vs Parkersburg, WV

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- Parkersburg spends 12.1% more per student than New Cumberland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Parkersburg than in New Cumberland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parkersburg had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Cumberland
 New Cumberland, WVParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,348$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,978  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,882$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6264573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for New Cumberland    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

New Cumberland is the county seat for Hancock County, WV. The small town runs along the Ohio River with part of the housing near the river in the flood plane and the  More

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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