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Medford, NJ vs Mechanicsburg, PA

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- Mechanicsburg spends 22.5% less per student than Medford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% higher in Mechanicsburg than in Medford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mechanicsburg had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Medford
 Medford, NJMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,335  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,392$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7314573
 Students per Counselor303  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Medford    4 Reviews
Ron · Medford, NJ
South Jersey is great for the outdoors!
Over 10 years ago

From the beach to the Pinelands, there's plenty of outdoor activities to do with the family.   More

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Abhd · Medford, NJ
Love it, but high property taxes
Over 15 years ago

We've lived in Medford for almost 4 years now; my husband grew up here. We have 3 kids, 2 in elementary school; one in pre-k. Medford has serene, nice, quiet  More

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Marise · Medford, NJ
Medford Township
Over 17 years ago

Beautiful wooded area surrounded by lakes,farms and Horse farms with top notch  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews
Joyce · Mechanicsburg, PA
Disappointing
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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Michael · Mechanicsburg, PA
Mundane in Mechanicsburg
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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Michael · Mechanicsburg, PA
Attitude
Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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