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Redding, CA vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- West Chester spends 37.5% more per student than Redding.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.7% lower in West Chester than in Redding. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Redding
 Redding, CAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,964  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5544573
 Students per Counselor494  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Redding    61 Reviews

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

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Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

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Over 4 years ago

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  More

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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