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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Oracle, AZ

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- Oracle spends 41.6% less per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in Oracle than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oracle had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PAOracle, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Oracle    2 Reviews
Carolyn · Oracle, AZ
friendly people
Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Oracle for 6 over months now, and have lived many places in the US. This is one of the most friendly small towns I have found. Good rental homes are  More

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John · Oracle, AZ
Groovy Yuppies Invade Oracle
Over 16 years ago

The Beautiful people have arrived.Who thought that artists were poor? They are buying They fought developers for years so they could all have their little piec of  More

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