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St. Clair Shores, MI vs Reading, PA

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Highlights
- Reading spends 33.9% more per student than St. Clair Shores.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Reading than in St. Clair Shores. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reading had 24.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Clair Shores
 St. Clair Shores, MIReading, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,162  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,438$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for St. Clair Shores    3 Reviews

I have lived in SCS since 2002. In that time SCS is slowly doing down hill. SCS have three school districts and for a city of its size that's two too many. The  More

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Over 11 years ago

Overall, the city is clean, nice and safe. However, if you are in your 20s, you will hate St. Clair Shores. There is pretty much nothing to do here, and the population  More

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Over 16 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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Reviews for Reading    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 11 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  More

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