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Scranton, PA vs Lansdale, PA

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Highlights
- Lansdale spends 40.0% more per student than Scranton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Lansdale than in Scranton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lansdale had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scranton

Education
 Scranton, PALansdale, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,331$22,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,038$18,843$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,367$12,188$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.0213.2916.23
 Students per Librarian14464234573
 Students per Counselor382301530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%15.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%35.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.4%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Lansdale    7 Reviews

Lansdale, Montgomery County, PA is a nice community. Low in crime. Good school district (North Penn SD ranked in top 20% of PA school districts per  More

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Over 12 years ago

A quite town I have lived at for 20+ years. It has undergone many changes through the years, and is a small  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lansdale is a nice little town to live in but not much to do. If you want something exciting to do you would have to drive into Philadelphia but the traffic jams pretty  More

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