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Williamsport, PA vs Newport News, VA

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Highlights
- Newport News spends 22.8% less per student than Williamsport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% higher in Newport News than in Williamsport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newport News had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Williamsport
 Williamsport, PANewport News, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,297  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,733$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4104573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Williamsport    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Mayor Jessie Bloom let the philly crackheads come here for rehabilitation and they did not leave. They brought their criminal ways to the port. This was once a nice town  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have lived in Williamsport my whole life, I am 32 years old, and have been married for 12 years,my wife and I just bought a house in a "bad" neighborhood, and the  More

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Over 12 years ago

the cost of living here in pa has sky rocket here in the last 4 years rents used a 3 bedroom house use to cost 500.00 a month with nothing furnish now it cost 1200  More

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Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 9 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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