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Spartanburg, SC vs Harrisburg, PA

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- Harrisburg spends 22.0% more per student than Spartanburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in Harrisburg than in Spartanburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spartanburg

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 Spartanburg, SCHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,538$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,521$14,386$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,677$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7415.8416.23
 Students per Librarian42410044573
 Students per Counselor375390530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%11.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.4%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%22.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.3%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 6 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  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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ZIPS IN SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA
29301 29303 29307 29302 29306 29369
ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120

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