2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lowell, MA vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Scranton spends 30.7% less per student than Lowell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% higher in Scranton than in Lowell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scranton had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lowell
 Lowell, MAScranton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,331$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,367$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14464573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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