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Powell, WY vs Williamsport, PA

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Highlights
- Williamsport spends 4.5% less per student than Powell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Williamsport than in Powell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Williamsport had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Powell
 Powell, WYWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,767  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4324573
 Students per Counselor266  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Powell    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Born in Powell Hospital in 1944 to a farm family. Older Sister Sharon (1939) was our Linchpin. Brother Tom (Earl Thompson,1943), set high standards for all of us, and  More

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I don't know what the "median" price for a home in Powell is but, $424,000 is way off ! It could be $154,000 but, just check the real estate web sites. The only place  More

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Do not come to Powell unless you have a lot of money as there are few jobs that pay any decent wages and housing prices are going through the roof. It seems the local  More

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Reviews for Williamsport    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Mayor Jessie Bloom let the philly crackheads come here for rehabilitation and they did not leave. They brought their criminal ways to the port. This was once a nice town  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have lived in Williamsport my whole life, I am 32 years old, and have been married for 12 years,my wife and I just bought a house in a "bad" neighborhood, and the  More

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Over 12 years ago

the cost of living here in pa has sky rocket here in the last 4 years rents used a 3 bedroom house use to cost 500.00 a month with nothing furnish now it cost 1200  More

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