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Monterey, CA vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Scranton spends 6.2% more per student than Monterey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.5% lower in Scranton than in Monterey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scranton had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Monterey

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 Monterey, CAScranton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,375$16,331$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156$14,038$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,645$9,367$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.7314.0216.23
 Students per Librarian2895214464573
 Students per Counselor526382530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.8%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%16.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.0%23.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.4%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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ZIPS IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
93940 93943
ZIPS IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
18504 18505 18510 18509 18508 18503

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