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Defiance, OH vs Punxsutawney, PA

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- Punxsutawney spends 1.8% more per student than Defiance.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.2% lower in Punxsutawney than in Defiance. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punxsutawney had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Defiance
 Defiance, OHPunxsutawney, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,336$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,373  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,211$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2464573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Defiance    1 Reviews

Living in NW Ohio is living in typical rural America. I guess it depends on what you are looking for in a lifestyle. Housing costs are relatively low, electricity is  More

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Reviews for Punxsutawney    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Punxsutawney Pa is a joke, there is absolutely nothing to do here at all for the younger generation. Jobs are all minimum wage (what little jobs it has), if you don't  More

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Over 16 years ago

This town has alot of low income housing . Not your average country side community. Poor location to raise a  More

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