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Burlington, IA vs Shamokin, PA

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Highlights
- Shamokin spends 14.6% more per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Shamokin than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shamokin had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, IAShamokin, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,372  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,706$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7664573
 Students per Counselor529  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Burlington iowa is a great historical town it's a great place to live if you make atlest 37 to 40 dollers an hour but if your on a fixed income of less then a 1000  More

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Reviews for Shamokin    3 Reviews

I went to visit and almost purchased a home there but the home had a problem, doesn't mean that I will not go back, I really don't understand why so much bad talk about  More

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Shamokin, PA is an old coal town that's multiple decades past its prime. The area is growing with dilapidated and unsafe buildings while the city is bankrupt, unable to  More

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alright here is a comment unless you ar a raging alcoholic shamokin is the place where your happiness would go to die and i am serious you cant get a job here i hate it  More

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