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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Kalamazoo, MI

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- Kalamazoo spends 11.4% less per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% higher in Kalamazoo than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PAKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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