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Dallas, TX vs Lancaster, PA

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- Lancaster spends 46.0% more per student than Dallas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Lancaster than in Dallas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dallas
 Dallas, TXLancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4574573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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