2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Chester, PA vs Bridgewater, NJ

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Highlights
- Bridgewater spends 14.8% more per student than West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Bridgewater than in West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bridgewater had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chester
 West Chester, PABridgewater, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,575$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,279$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 Bridgewater    2 Reviews

I have lived here for 11 years,the quality of life is awesome, peaceful, quiet, very safe neighborhoods. Many areas the homes have an acre or more of property, so you  More

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Over 12 years ago

We enjoy very much where we live. Love NJ. However, we are looking to retire and on a more limited income, Nj is a difficult place to live. So, we are also open for  More

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