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Roswell, GA vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 18.2% more per student than Roswell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Lancaster than in Roswell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Roswell

Education
 Roswell, GALancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,267$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100$15,226$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,086$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.813.7716.23
 Students per Librarian5704574573
 Students per Counselor397314530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%9.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.6%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.9%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.9%25.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.8%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 7 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 7 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  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 ROSWELL, GEORGIA
30075 30076
ZIPS IN LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
17603 17602

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