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Lancaster, PA vs Miami, FL

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- Miami spends 38.4% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.5% higher in Miami than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, PAMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.2%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.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 12 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 Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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