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Pittsfield, MA vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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- Wilkes-Barre spends 26.4% less per student than Pittsfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.6% higher in Wilkes-Barre than in Pittsfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilkes-Barre had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsfield
 Pittsfield, MAWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,206  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13644573
 Students per Counselor370  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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