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Wilkes-Barre township, PA vs Paterson, NJ

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- Paterson spends 50.2% more per student than Wilkes-Barre township.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Paterson than in Wilkes-Barre township. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paterson had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre township
 Wilkes-Barre township, PAPaterson, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,834$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,123$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16164573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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Hans · Mountain Top, PA
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EMILIANO · Fort Lee, VA
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Over 20 years ago

your murder rate for paterson,n j is lower than what the fbi reported .petersburg is higher than what the fbi  More

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