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East Stroudsburg, PA vs Modesto, CA

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Highlights
- Modesto spends 39.3% less per student than East Stroudsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 82.3% higher in Modesto than in East Stroudsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Modesto had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to East Stroudsburg
 East Stroudsburg, PAModesto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,382  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,724$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock467624573
 Students per Counselor266  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for East Stroudsburg    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

East Stroudsburg is a wonderful place to live. It's less than 90 minutes to NYC. We have beautiful mountain views. There are many beautiful communities with big  More

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I grew up in East Stroudsburg, PA and then my dad went into the ARMY so we moved around a lot. I took my husband up to where I am from and he fell in love with it. My  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Bad:East Stroudsburg (Eastburg to the locals) is a suburb of NYC. I moved here from St. Louis 3 yrs ago. The place has the crime, poor schools, and (surprisingly)  More

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Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 5 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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