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Mechanicsburg, PA vs East Lansing, MI

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- East Lansing spends 16.6% less per student than Mechanicsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% higher in East Lansing than in Mechanicsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Lansing had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicsburg
 Mechanicsburg, PAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,693  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.6%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 East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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