2025 Compare Cities Education:
Scranton, PA vs Parma, OH

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Highlights
- Parma spends 23.5% more per student than Scranton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% higher in Parma than in Scranton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parma had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Scranton
 Scranton, PAParma, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,038  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,106$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8434573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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 Parma    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

~80k strong my city is full of working class Clevelanders. It seems to be fading yet continues year to year plodding  More

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Over 17 years ago

travel to work during normal rush hour(0800 - 0900)is pretty good compared to when we travel to other area of country. Sorry no hard data to support  More

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