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Mechanicsburg, PA vs Danville, PA

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- Danville spends 0.6% less per student than Mechanicsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% lower in Danville than in Mechanicsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Danville had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicsburg
 Mechanicsburg, PADanville, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,313$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,693  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,335$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22334573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 8 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 12 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 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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Reviews for Danville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

This area is very deceiving. It looks beautiful from a distance. If you are not from here don't move here if you have a choice. People here are nice on the surface  More

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Over 18 years ago

Danville remains a unique place in America, not only for having the first railroad cars but most recently since the early 1900's for Geisinger medical center. In a  More

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