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Ashburn, VA vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Scranton spends 8.6% less per student than Ashburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% higher in Scranton than in Ashburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scranton had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashburn
 Ashburn, VAScranton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,331$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,367$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14464573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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