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Schenectady, NY vs Hanover, PA

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Highlights
- Hanover spends 16.3% less per student than Schenectady.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% higher in Hanover than in Schenectady. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hanover had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Schenectady
 Schenectady, NYHanover, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,289$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,501  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Schenectady    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Schenectady for more than two decades, not necessarily by choice up until now. The city looks like it's growing and developing downtown, which is a very  More

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Over 16 years ago

WE have been looking in Schenectady for a few years. We have stayed at the Parker INN a few times in the Presidential Suite. It has what we want. City atmosphere, but  More

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Over 17 years ago

shenectady is a great place to start businesses as well as providing affordable  More

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Reviews for Hanover    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

pretty scenery, horse  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you want small town living, Hanover, PA is not the answer. In 1992, I would say that it was a small town with a lot of farm land surrounding the area. However, from  More

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having lived here in HANOVER ive come to conclude 2 things 1.the people are more ignorant then people in the big city 2.that the town is full of morons and i dont  More

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