2024 Compare Cities Education:
Collegeville, PA vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Scranton spends 28.6% less per student than Collegeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% higher in Scranton than in Collegeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scranton had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Collegeville
 Collegeville, PAScranton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,858$16,331$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,843$14,038$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,188$9,367$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2914.0216.23
 Students per Librarian42314464573
 Students per Counselor301382530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.5%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.8%16.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.0%23.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.5%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.3%1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Collegeville    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Down about a mile from trappe in collegeville there is the perkiomen trail that runs along the perkiomen creek and meets with the schylkull river. That trail goes all  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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