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Amherst, NH vs Yardley, PA

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Highlights
- Yardley spends 27.2% more per student than Amherst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% higher in Yardley than in Amherst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yardley had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Amherst
 Amherst, NHYardley, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,476$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,747  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,523$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor220  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Yardley    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I recently moved to Yardley just before the 2005 floods. Yardley is a great town, perhaps one of the best in the whole Philadelphia metropolitan area. Yardley has a  More

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