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DuBois, PA vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 4.3% more per student than DuBois.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% higher in Lancaster than in DuBois. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to DuBois

Education
 DuBois, PALancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,427$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,661$15,226$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,481$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7513.7716.23
 Students per Librarian4054574573
 Students per Counselor309314530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%9.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.7%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.3%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.9%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%25.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.1%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Dubois    3 Reviews

while DuBois is feeling The economic drag everyone else is, they have one thing worse. The local government is DuBois is nothing more than a bunch of hillbillies that  More

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Over 15 years ago

The best feature of Du Bois is the 3.5 months of temperate weather each year. Unless you like cold and high heating bills, the worst part of Du Bois is the nearly  More

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Like many small towns, Du Bois has very friendly people, excellent access to healthcare (Du Bois Regional Medical Center is in town), diversity in retail and a fair  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 10 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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