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West Chester, PA vs Southport, NC

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- Southport spends 37.2% less per student than West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% higher in Southport than in West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southport had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chester

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 West Chester, PASouthport, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,536$12,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724$10,370$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,034$6,165$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9616.1316.23
 Students per Librarian5548104573
 Students per Counselor301393530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%3.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%23.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%32.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.1%7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.1%1.5%

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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 12 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 Southport    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 14 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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