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Mechanicsburg, PA vs Issaquah, WA

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- Issaquah spends 9.0% more per student than Mechanicsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% higher in Issaquah than in Mechanicsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Issaquah had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicsburg
 Mechanicsburg, PAIssaquah, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,693  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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