2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hicksville, NY vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 38.6% less per student than Hicksville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% higher in Lancaster than in Hicksville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hicksville
 Hicksville, NYLancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4574573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Hicksville    3 Reviews

If you need to live in the tri-state area, Hicksville is a good choice. Lots of amenities, train station, restaurants, etc. There is a large Indian population, which is  More

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Over 15 years ago

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Over 19 years ago

I live on Long Island, NY. The price of housing and the cost of living is very high. The weather is too humid in the summer and too cold in the winter.  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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