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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Montgomery, AL

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- Montgomery spends 41.3% less per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.2% higher in Montgomery than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montgomery had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PAMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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