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Mechanicsburg, PA vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 8.5% less per student than Mechanicsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% higher in Columbus than in Mechanicsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicsburg

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 Mechanicsburg, PAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,415$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,693$13,310$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,392$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4617.716.23
 Students per Librarian7316944573
 Students per Counselor279388530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.8%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%20.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.8%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%37.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Over 11 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Over 15 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

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Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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