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West Chester, PA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 25.8% more per student than West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% higher in Philadelphia than in West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chester
 West Chester, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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