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Gaffney, SC vs Hazleton, PA

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- Hazleton spends 36.1% more per student than Gaffney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% higher in Hazleton than in Gaffney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hazleton had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gaffney
 Gaffney, SCHazleton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,203$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,265  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,977$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13644573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Gaffney    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have lived in Gaffney for ten years, I am from Garfield New Jersey. I do Love living here in the south.  More

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Over 13 years ago

Small town located an hour away from Charlotte. Property taxes are low and they offer the Homestead Act to senior citizens. Although the summer months are hot, winters  More

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Reviews for Hazleton    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I saw that arts and culture is a listed con for this city. This is simply untrue. This city has a great up and coming Arts  More

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As a longtime resident of the Hazleton Area, I can tell you it is one of the worst places to live in this country and I am sorry that I didn't run the second I graduated  More

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here you can go shopping or you can go to the lakes, not a lot other things to do. locals like to go hunting dear, ride motorcycles. a good thing is that you can drive  More

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