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Spokane, WA vs West Chester, PA

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- West Chester spends 16.3% more per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% lower in West Chester than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5544573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  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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