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Peterstown, WV vs Rising Star, TX

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- Rising Star spends 0.9% less per student than Peterstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% lower in Rising Star than in Peterstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rising Star had 14.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Peterstown
 Peterstown, WVRising Star, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,854$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,444  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,251$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16504573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Over 10 years ago

If your looking for a town for your family this isn't it. There is a huge drugs problem in this town, an incompetent city council, we can't keep any police officers, and  More

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