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Victoria, TX vs Carlisle, PA

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Highlights
- Carlisle spends 78.6% more per student than Victoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Carlisle than in Victoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlisle had 10.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Victoria
 Victoria, TXCarlisle, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,722  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,392$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7314573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Victoria    8 Reviews

I’ve been living here since 2016 after living in two metropolitan cities. Let’s start with good: Good is there is a variety of elementary schools for such a medium sized  More

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Over 4 years ago

These reviews are very old so here's an update. I had my pick in south Texas to live and found this small city. My wife and I love it. It's in the middle of major  More

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Over 13 years ago

Used to live in Victoria but raising a family there was terrible. We were secluded in our development but when the kids got out into public schools even at the low  More

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Reviews for Carlisle    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

It's not All bad but people here seem to be more prejudiced against minorities like me. Even more so than people in the South where i used to live.   More

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Carlisle, PA, is at a crossroads of interstate 81 and US 76 (turnpike) which means its easy to get to, and easy to get out to places from. The town of Carlisle itself  More

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We are still suffering from sticker shock after living here for 7 years. This state charges you for EVERYTHING and the ROI is near to nothing. You have to pay a toll  More

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