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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Vicksburg, MS

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- Vicksburg spends 3.8% more per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% lower in Vicksburg than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vicksburg had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PAVicksburg, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,864$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%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 Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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