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New York, NY vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 5.9% less per student than New York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% higher in Harrisburg than in New York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New York

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 New York, NYHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,855$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855$14,386$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,968$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7515.8416.23
 Students per Librarian10034610044573
 Students per Counselor2598390530
 Grade School Educ.8.9%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%11.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.2%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%22.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.8%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for New York    331 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 3 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  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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