2025 Compare Cities Education:
Menlo Park, CA vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 11.7% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% lower in Harrisburg than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 13.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CAHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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Reviews for Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 8 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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