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Mechanicsburg, PA vs Owings Mills, MD

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- Owings Mills spends 8.0% less per student than Mechanicsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Owings Mills than in Mechanicsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Owings Mills had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicsburg
 Mechanicsburg, PAOwings Mills, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,693  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Owings Mills    6 Reviews

I have lived in Owings Mills for 22 years. I have experienced NO crime, with the exception of a stolen children's bicycle once. I live in a pleasant neighborhood with  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in the Owings Mills community for 30 years (2010-1980) and this area is infested with gangs,drugs,shootings,and section 8 housing. Ever since they built the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Because of the rapid growth in and near owings mills. This city has seen a trnaformation in the cost of  More

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