2024 Compare Cities Education:
Williamsburg, VA vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- West Chester spends 55.4% more per student than Williamsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in West Chester than in Williamsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Chester had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Williamsburg
 Williamsburg, VAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,215$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,577$15,724$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,933$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.8513.9616.23
 Students per Librarian6165544573
 Students per Counselor258301530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.4%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%12.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%54.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.5%13.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.5%3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Williamsburg    16 Reviews

I started visiting here about 10 years ago when our daughter was living here, and two years ago, with my husband's retirement we decided to move here from northern VA,  More

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Over 8 years ago

Well I guess I'm late to the posts but maybe someone new will want info. I have lived here for 18 years. Growing up in CA. Way different. In response to other posts,  More

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It is much higher than reported. Police cover up for the wealthy or well connected. Rapists are released from jail by the judges right after conviction. Police are  More

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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