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Mercersburg, PA vs Smithsburg, MD

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Highlights
- Smithsburg spends 10.1% more per student than Mercersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% lower in Smithsburg than in Mercersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Smithsburg had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mercersburg
 Mercersburg, PASmithsburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,083$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,449  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,045$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6164573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Smithsburg    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have owned a house in Smithsburg for 7 years and it is a great small town. It is about 75 minutes away from DC, Baltimore. It is very quiet and most people are  More

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