2024 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisburg, PA vs California City, CA

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Highlights
- California City spends 14.3% less per student than Harrisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.9% higher in California City than in Harrisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- California City had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisburg
 Harrisburg, PACalifornia City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,739$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386$12,833$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,762$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8422.6316.23
 Students per Librarian1004352994573
 Students per Counselor390764530
 Grade School Educ.6.1%6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%16.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%26.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%11.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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Reviews for California City    6 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

My husband and I moved here in Nov 2014 from San Bernardino and we moved here for one reason, we got an enormous house with lots of land and no neighbors for $64,200. No  More

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California City, CA is a wonderful diverse community that is ever growing, in population and home values. Living here over many months and researching here over 4  More

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Over 8 years ago

Living in Cal City 5+ years I can say this: There are nicer areas than others and I lucked out. My street is quiet, have had no problems and neighbors are nice. There  More

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