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Allentown, PA vs Troy, MI

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- Troy spends 23.0% less per student than Allentown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Troy than in Allentown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Troy had 19.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Allentown
 Allentown, PATroy, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,267  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Allentown    25 Reviews

Winter in Allentown is alright, mild temperatures, there isn't much snow but there are some nearby ski resorts with artificial snow. In the summer there are some fun  More

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do you like cold and snow? Allentown may not be the coldest place in the country but it gets very cold and the winter feels endless...arctic blast after another and  More

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Over 10 years ago

This is a beautiful place, kept clean by weekly street sweeping. A multitude of parks exist including the exceptional Rose Garden and sports fields, and people use them  More

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Reviews for Troy    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

, corruption is like  More

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Over 6 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

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Over 8 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  More

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