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Pittsburgh, PA vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 17.5% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% higher in Lancaster than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PALancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$15,226$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1613.7716.23
 Students per Librarian5424574573
 Students per Counselor327314530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%9.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%25.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  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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ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total
ZIPS IN LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
17603 17602

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