2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alpharetta, GA vs Lansdale, PA

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Highlights
- Lansdale spends 40.5% more per student than Alpharetta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Lansdale than in Alpharetta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lansdale had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alpharetta
 Alpharetta, GALansdale, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,188$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4234573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Alpharetta    26 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Alpharetta for almost 6 years. Great city, professional residents, high end neighborhoods, and of course beautiful shopping centers. The example is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Alpharetta for 13y. I was initially excited and open-minded about living in the South. (We are from Chicago). The traffic is terrible. Urban planning  More

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Over 8 years ago

I live work and play in Alpharetta, GA. The standard of living is excellent. Housing is high end and affordable. Schools are highly rated. Amenities are top notch and  More

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Reviews for Lansdale    7 Reviews

Lansdale, Montgomery County, PA is a nice community. Low in crime. Good school district (North Penn SD ranked in top 20% of PA school districts per  More

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Over 13 years ago

A quite town I have lived at for 20+ years. It has undergone many changes through the years, and is a small  More

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Over 14 years ago

Lansdale is a nice little town to live in but not much to do. If you want something exciting to do you would have to drive into Philadelphia but the traffic jams pretty  More

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