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Jersey City, NJ vs Mechanicsburg, PA

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- Mechanicsburg spends 23.7% less per student than Jersey City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% higher in Mechanicsburg than in Jersey City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mechanicsburg had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jersey City
 Jersey City, NJMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,392$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7314573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  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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