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Lock Haven, PA vs Elmira, NY

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Highlights
- Elmira spends 15.0% more per student than Lock Haven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% higher in Elmira than in Lock Haven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elmira had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lock Haven
 Lock Haven, PAElmira, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,083$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,526  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,931$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8994573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lock Haven    2 Reviews

Lock Haven is a lovely community situated along the Susquehanna River and backed by the Bald Eagle Creek. The Susquehanna in particular provides for a lot of  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lock Haven is a great place to live . . . if you can get a  More

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Reviews for Elmira    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Elmira looks like the armpit of the earth. What happened? This could be gorgeous and has such potential. Heck, you've got Mark Twain's grave here, in a historic  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have been living in elmira for 17 years and it is a great place to live i feel safe almost all the time i run the streets with my friends, go hiking, bike riding there  More

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Over 10 years ago

JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT ELMIRA IS A DISGUSTING HOLE IN THE WORLD AND ITS RUN BY WILD MONKEES THAT ARE RUDE , DISGUSTING , ILLITERATE AND FILTHY PEOPLE THAT SHOW NO  More

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