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Waynesburg, PA vs Parkersburg, WV

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- Parkersburg spends 28.2% less per student than Waynesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% higher in Parkersburg than in Waynesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parkersburg had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waynesburg
 Waynesburg, PAParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,348$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,882$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6264573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Waynesburg    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Have lived in or near Waynesburg off and on for most of my life. If you are looking for big city amenities, night life, shopping, dining, etc, then it definitely is not  More

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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