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San Anselmo, CA vs West Chester, PA

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- West Chester spends 2.7% less per student than San Anselmo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% lower in West Chester than in San Anselmo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Anselmo
 San Anselmo, CAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5544573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for San Anselmo    3 Reviews

I've lived here for over forty five years and I can't wait to leave! The cost of living is ridiculous and, though the statistics about population growth always appear  More

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We love, love, love San Anselmo. It has great schools, is very walkable/bikeable, is not a far walk or bike from that funky town of Fairfax, everyone is friendly! Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

We love it here, but the cost of housing is astronomical, and has us rethinking whether we can stay here much longer. Considering first mortgage, second mortgage and  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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