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West Chester, PA vs Kernersville, NC

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- Kernersville spends 48.7% less per student than West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Kernersville than in West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kernersville had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chester
 West Chester, PAKernersville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,533$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,505$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5164573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Kernersville    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for a little under a year. It's a safe, quiet town that has the luxury of having a lot of necessities within walking distance. Not the most happening place,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Kernersville has a lot of family entertainment and social events. The Honeybee Festival in the late summer has a display of many artist's works. There is the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I would NOT say Kernersville is on the economic downturn. We have lived here for 22 years and in this time frame the town has changed tremendously with added grocery  More

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