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Richland, WA vs Sunbury, PA

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Highlights
- Sunbury spends 14.2% less per student than Richland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% lower in Sunbury than in Richland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunbury had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richland
 Richland, WASunbury, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,706$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7664573
 Students per Counselor411  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Reviews for Sunbury    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Dont get me wrong, I like Sunbury. However, lately crime seems to be a bit higher, and it is definitely an economically repressed area. A lot of the major factories  More

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Over 19 years ago

This town is the worst, aside from looking like a decent place if you are passing through there is nothing else. There is nothing to do for recreation, for kids or  More

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I have lived in this area since I was born 23 years ago. The economy is horrible, the unemployment is high, there isn't any job growth, businesses are closing left and  More

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