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Seattle, WA vs Clarks Summit, PA

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Highlights
- Clarks Summit spends 18.6% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% lower in Clarks Summit than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clarks Summit had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle
 Seattle, WAClarks Summit, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,331$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,367$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14464573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Clarks Summit    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Its where my family  More

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Over 18 years ago

We found this area through "Best Places". When we visited the area we fell in love with it and bought a home. Only about 2 hrs from either NYC or Philly. But, with one  More

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