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Hopewell, VA vs Mechanicsburg, PA

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Highlights
- Mechanicsburg spends 45.5% more per student than Hopewell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Mechanicsburg than in Hopewell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mechanicsburg had 13.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hopewell
 Hopewell, VAMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,212  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,392$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7314573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Hopewell    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I find it interesting. That a racist comments were posted by Tarrah. Yet when I tried to respond to her comment the site would not allow me to. Yes Hopewell, like other  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have lived here for about 8 months, and as far as I am concerned, the only good thing about this place is the schools. I work 25 minutes away in Richmond, because I  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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