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Mesa, AZ vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 67.9% more per student than Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Harrisburg than in Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesa
 Mesa, AZHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  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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