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Mahopac, NY vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 44.1% less per student than Mahopac.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.2% higher in Harrisburg than in Mahopac. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 13.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mahopac
 Mahopac, NYHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,097  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mahopac    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The school budget is 108,000,000 for roughly 5250 students. cost per student is roughly 20,600 per student as of 2009-2010. The best local private school cost $7000 and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Just moved here a few months ago from Long Island. It's a beautiful area, gorgeous scenery, the people are friendly and the schools great! We did a lot of research  More

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Over 19 years ago

Though it's where the country begins and only an hour or so from Manhattan. People have discovered this place and trsffic is getting  More

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Reviews for Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 8 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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