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Blue Bell, PA vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 22.4% less per student than Blue Bell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% higher in Harrisburg than in Blue Bell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 16.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Blue Bell

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 Blue Bell, PAHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,858$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,843$14,386$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,188$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2915.8416.23
 Students per Librarian42310044573
 Students per Counselor301390530
 Grade School Educ.0.2%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%11.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.99.1%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.0%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.8%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.6%22.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.29.3%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Blue Bell    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Blue Bell is a very peaceful community that has a lot to offer! It fulfills all the shopping needs and holds a good number of great restaurants. The people are friendly  More

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Over 14 years ago

Living in Blue Bell has many advantages which make it a top place to live in the North Eastern US. The Wissahickon School District is one of the top in the State, and  More

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Over 17 years ago

I live in Blue Bell Pennsylvania, outside of Phila. It's a gated community. Close to Phila., weather seasonal, winters tend to be long and gray, but the rest are  More

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Reviews for Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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