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Salt Lake City, UT vs Mechanicsburg, PA

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- Mechanicsburg spends 68.5% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% lower in Mechanicsburg than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mechanicsburg had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,392$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7314573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews
Anna · Salt Lake City, UT
Hot but beautiful
Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Tonya · Salt Lake City, UT
Trying it
Over 4 years ago

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Austin · Pleasant Grove, UT
Paradise
Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews
Joyce · Mechanicsburg, PA
Disappointing
Over 8 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Michael · Mechanicsburg, PA
Mundane in Mechanicsburg
Over 12 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Michael · Mechanicsburg, PA
Attitude
Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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