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Orange, CA vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- West Chester spends 34.4% more per student than Orange.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.9% lower in West Chester than in Orange. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Orange
 Orange, CAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5544573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Orange    13 Reviews

Southern California is a wonderful place to live (if you can afford it). Currently, we are a family of 3- myself, my husband and our son. We are FINALLY thinking it may  More

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Over 16 years ago

Numerous highly rated hospitals are located within a 20 mile radius. Variety of hospitals include specialty, such as Childrens Hospital of Orange County; private;  More

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Over 16 years ago

The Weather is great. However, the housing, jobs, schools and the State Government is  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 14 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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