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Wilson, NC vs Lancaster, PA

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- Lancaster spends 95.6% more per student than Wilson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Lancaster than in Wilson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilson
 Wilson, NCLancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4574573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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