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Lancaster, PA vs Nampa, ID

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Highlights
- Nampa spends 56.8% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.2% higher in Nampa than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nampa had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, PANampa, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,302$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,542$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16094573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 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 Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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