2024 Compare Cities Education:
Lancaster, PA vs Lawrence, KS

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Highlights
- Lawrence spends 30.9% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Lawrence than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrence had 16.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, PALawrence, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,226$13,289$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226$11,316$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,603$6,995$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7713.7716.23
 Students per Librarian4573974573
 Students per Counselor314539530
 Grade School Educ.8.0%0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%17.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%55.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%5.7%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 10 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 Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 12 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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