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Fort Washington, PA vs Scranton, PA

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- Scranton spends 28.6% less per student than Fort Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% higher in Scranton than in Fort Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scranton had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Washington
 Fort Washington, PAScranton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,331$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,367$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14464573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Fort Washington    1 Reviews
Jill · Fort Washington, PA
Fort Washington, PA
Over 19 years ago

Beautiful town. Small. Horse Country. Just outside Philadelphia. High cost of housing- average home price over $400,000. Air quality not that great. Tight knit  More

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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews
adrian · Dickson City, PA
Good place to retire. Low crime and cheap.
Over 6 years ago

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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Colin · Scranton, PA
NORTH SCRANTON IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE IN NEPA!!!
Over 10 years ago

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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Liz · Scranton, PA
SCRANTON LIVING IS AWESOME
Over 11 years ago

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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