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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Fort Collins, CO

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- Fort Collins spends 16.6% less per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Fort Collins than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 13.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PAFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%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 Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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