2025 Compare Cities Education:
Scranton, PA vs South Bend, IN

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Highlights
- South Bend spends 22.1% less per student than Scranton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% higher in South Bend than in Scranton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Bend had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Scranton
 Scranton, PASouth Bend, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,038  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8994573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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