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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Flemington, NJ

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- Flemington spends 57.2% more per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.2% lower in Flemington than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Flemington had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PAFlemington, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,057$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%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 Flemington    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Flemington is a great little town-excellent schools-convenient to shopping, medical center, and country side. Flemington is located in Hunterdon Count and is noted for  More

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Over 17 years ago

I was born and raised near Flemington. I love the countryside, the weather, the people, and the jobs. But it has become prohibitively expensive to live here. Houses  More

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Over 19 years ago

There is a lot of growth, sky-rocketing real estate values, pretty decent schools. There really isn't much to do yet though, but the growth should bring in more  More

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