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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Fresno, CA

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- Fresno spends 10.3% less per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% higher in Fresno than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PAFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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