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Wilmington, DE vs Chester, PA

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Highlights
- Chester spends 11.7% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Chester than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chester had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington

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 Wilmington, DEChester, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,973$22,319$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,388$17,270$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,785$10,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.0914.0616.23
 Students per Librarian11046004573
 Students per Counselor329323530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%10.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.0%85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.1%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%14.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%0.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%0.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Wilmington    18 Reviews

I'm ready to get away from this whole state, once and for all! There are no real jobs here. The cost of living is getting entirely too high, as well as the crime.  More

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Over 8 years ago

can anyone offer information on the Park Plaza, 1100 Lovering Ave,  More

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When we sold our house in the burbs and downsized to a condo in Wilmington all our friends thought we were nuts. What about the crime? Well, we've been here for a year  More

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Reviews for Chester    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONVENIENT FOR ALL MODES OR LINKS TO ALL AREAS OUTSIDE THE  More

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The people are the problem in Chester PA. Probably 97% of the poplulation abuses drugs. Many of the people that live there aide the drug dealers because they grew up  More

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25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a  More

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