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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Lynchburg, VA

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- Lynchburg spends 20.0% less per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% lower in Lynchburg than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lynchburg had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PALynchburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,762$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,572$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7834573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Lynchburg    30 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lynchburg, VA, absolutely SUCKS. I'm a native Lynchburger. I moved away when I was 5 & came back when I was 13. These people can't drive to save their lives. They don't  More

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Over 5 years ago

There is much that I like about Lynchburg. The scenery is pretty, lots of historic architecture, well mannered Southerners. But, it is dominated by Jerry Falwell's  More

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I have lived in Lynchburg for twenty years and I am very happy  More

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