2025 Compare Cities Education:
Reading, PA vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Parker spends 29.5% less per student than Reading.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.1% higher in Parker than in Reading. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parker had 34.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Reading
 Reading, PAParker, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,807  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,132$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9144573
 Students per Counselor346  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Reading    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 11 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  More

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Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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