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Lancaster, PA vs Menlo Park, CA

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- Menlo Park spends 4.5% more per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.7% higher in Menlo Park than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Menlo Park had 15.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, PAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.8%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 Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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