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Morrisville, NC vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 65.5% more per student than Morrisville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Lancaster than in Morrisville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 14.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Morrisville
 Morrisville, NCLancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4574573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Morrisville    4 Reviews

i stayed with a friend for two years... i am planning on moving there myself..such a nice place.. i am from Ny..i am going back to "Morrisville North Carolina"!!!  More

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Right in the heart of the Triangle in NC. Housing is nice. The community is nice. Very safe place to live  More

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Over 19 years ago

We have been living in Morrisville for close to a year now and we absolutely love this nice little town! The parks and aquatics+fitness center are nicely maintained. The  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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