2025 Compare Cities Education:
Scotts Valley, CA vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 8.4% more per student than Scotts Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.5% lower in Harrisburg than in Scotts Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 15.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scotts Valley
 Scotts Valley, CAHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  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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