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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Ypsilanti, MI

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Highlights
- Ypsilanti spends 6.9% less per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Ypsilanti than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ypsilanti had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PAYpsilanti, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Ypsilanti    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have been in Michigan all my life. I was born in Detroit and moved to Ypsilanti to raise my family. Ypsi is about 35 minutes outside of Detroit and it's nice to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Ypsilanti appears to be a safe college town, but upon closer look it is evident that it is a crime-ridden city. Be safe, never travel alone during the night or early  More

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Over 18 years ago

My life in Ypsi was wonderful. Worked at the Kaiser Frazer plant for 3 years My first born (Girl) was born there. Wish to return. Winters were cold and summers were  More

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