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West Chester, PA vs Bangor, ME

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Highlights
- Bangor spends 21.2% less per student than West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Bangor than in West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bangor had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chester
 West Chester, PABangor, MEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,173$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,270$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3654573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bangor    14 Reviews

I have lived just outside of Bangor for four years. I came from the Seattle area and have lived in several states. I love it here. I have found people to be very  More

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I have never lived anyplace and been as much of an outcast and a social pariah as I have been in Bangor ME. I have lived here for 4yrs. and have been met with contempt  More

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Over 7 years ago

DONT'E WAS BULLIED BY SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS IN SCHOOL AND WAS BULLIED BY NUMEROUS TEACHERS THROUGHOUT HIS SCHOOL YEARS IN THE BANGOR SCHOOL  More

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