2024 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisburg, PA vs Frisco, TX

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Highlights
- Frisco spends 16.0% less per student than Harrisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Frisco than in Harrisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Frisco had 16.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisburg
 Harrisburg, PAFrisco, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,739$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386$9,587$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,762$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8414.9316.23
 Students per Librarian10048004573
 Students per Counselor390405530
 Grade School Educ.6.1%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%1.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%14.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%65.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.4%22.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.7%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 Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 2 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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