2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chambersburg, PA vs Mechanicsville, VA

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Highlights
- Mechanicsville spends 23.2% less per student than Chambersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Mechanicsville than in Chambersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mechanicsville had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chambersburg
 Chambersburg, PAMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,449  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,246$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Chambersburg    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

chambersburg is a black hole once you move here you never get out! it is commonly referred to as the arm pitt of pa absolutly nothing here.  More

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Over 15 years ago

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Well, from our point of view, if one moves to Chambersburg Pa. they go down hill! My Son moved there three years ago, he came from two metro areas Los Angeles and Also  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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