2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisburg, PA vs Montgomery, TX

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Highlights
- Montgomery spends 34.2% less per student than Harrisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% higher in Montgomery than in Harrisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montgomery had 18.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisburg
 Harrisburg, PAMontgomery, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,677$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,696$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 8 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 Montgomery    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Montgomery is a wonderful place to  More

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Summers on Lake Conroe are lovely casual, quaint, but extremely humid, hot and buggy. Temperatures reach as high as 105% in August and September. Summers last from June  More

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Nice large lake with plenty or room to ski, boat, and fish. We have many beautiful homes in established and new neighborhoods surrounding the lake and a national forest  More

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