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Hazleton, PA vs Sinking Spring, PA

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- Sinking Spring spends 4.7% more per student than Hazleton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% lower in Sinking Spring than in Hazleton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sinking Spring had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hazleton
 Hazleton, PASinking Spring, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,438$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Hazleton    6 Reviews

Over 11 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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Reviews for Sinking Spring    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

People in Reading, and South Central PA in general, tend to be a little insular. Not very open to people who have not grown up in the area. Otherwise, area is nice  More

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