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Harrisburg, PA vs Troy, MI

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Highlights
- Troy spends 14.4% less per student than Harrisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Troy than in Harrisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Troy had 16.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisburg
 Harrisburg, PATroy, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 9 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 Troy    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

, corruption is like  More

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Over 7 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

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Over 9 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  More

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