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Lancaster, PA vs Bensalem, PA

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- Bensalem spends 11.7% more per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Bensalem than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bensalem had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, PABensalem, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,476$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,523$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bensalem    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I live in a 1400 square foot ranch townhouse and it would probably sell for  More

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Over 18 years ago

A sad little suburb of Philly that is comprised almost entirely of strip malls. My husband likes to joke that you could drive from one end of Bensalem to the other by  More

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