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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Canton, GA

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- Canton spends 31.0% less per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% lower in Canton than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Canton had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PACanton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,872$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,110$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9504573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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