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Lancaster, PA vs Crossville, TN

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Highlights
- Crossville spends 51.8% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% higher in Crossville than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crossville had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, PACrossville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,268$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5134573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Crossville    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We moved to Crossville because that is where God guided us. The people are very kind and very sweet the peace and quite is amazing we Love it here.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Checking crime rates and WOW! Don't think I've ever seen them ranked that high for both property and violent. Not even in California. Sad. You'd think a little mountain  More

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Over 8 years ago

First came to Crossville in the 1970s. Back then it was a cute little town. It's gone way downhill since then. Alarmingly high crime rate. The city council is run  More

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