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South Boston, VA vs York, PA

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Highlights
- York spends 69.4% more per student than South Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.0% higher in York than in South Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- York had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Boston
 South Boston, VAYork, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,289$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,091  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for South Boston    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I think that says it all BORING. No Culture, No entertainment, Crack Head  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nothing Place to be..In the middle of nowhere. Not a very good place to live. No diversity or  More

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Reviews for York    14 Reviews

I have lived in York County for 13 years and operate a business (3 Monkeys Inflatables) here and I think it's a pretty nice place to live however just like anywhere  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in York for a year im from Brooklyn and York was pretty bad its a pretty boring place not much to do and all the stores in the downtown are out of shape im glad  More

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5 miles of drugs gangs and feins after dark it gets worst better off moving to Lancaster or  More

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