2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Chester, PA vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 38.6% less per student than West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Charlotte than in West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chester
 West Chester, PACharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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