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Pocono Springs, PA vs Barstow, CA

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Highlights
- Barstow spends 36.9% less per student than Pocono Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 97.1% higher in Barstow than in Pocono Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Barstow had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pocono Springs
 Pocono Springs, PABarstow, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor256  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
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Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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