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Severna Park, MD vs West Chester, PA

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- West Chester spends 16.1% more per student than Severna Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in West Chester than in Severna Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Severna Park
 Severna Park, MDWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5544573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Severna Park    2 Reviews

Severna Park High School is one of the best in Anne Arundel County. It has high quality academic and extra-curricular  More

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Over 19 years ago

Welcome to a homogenous, upper middle class community, where athletics is prized above all else. High cost of living, with median home in the 500K range. There are no  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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