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Williamsport, PA vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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- Wilkes-Barre spends 0.2% less per student than Williamsport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Wilkes-Barre than in Williamsport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilkes-Barre had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Williamsport
 Williamsport, PAWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,297  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13644573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 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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