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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Grove City, PA

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- Grove City spends 17.3% more per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% lower in Grove City than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grove City had 9.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PAGrove City, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,180$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,876$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5174573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews
Lynn · Kingston, PA
Born and raised
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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michael · Willington, CT
Former King's Student
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 Grove City    2 Reviews
Richard · Grove City, PA
climate
Over 17 years ago

very cloudy winter and spring with very little sunshine and frequent damp, rainy weather. summers are mixed between unbearable humidity, pleasant sunny days and overcast  More

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Dennis · Grove City, PA
About Grove City, PA
Over 18 years ago

Grove City Pennsylvania is a nice rural small town just 50 miles north of Pittsburgh. People are very nice and there is some active farms in the area. A nice  More

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