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Scranton, PA vs Williamsport, PA

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Highlights
- Williamsport spends 5.5% more per student than Scranton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Williamsport than in Scranton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Williamsport had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Scranton

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 Scranton, PAWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,331$17,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,038$14,297$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,367$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.0213.7916.23
 Students per Librarian14464324573
 Students per Counselor382353530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%15.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%26.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.3%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 Williamsport    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Mayor Jessie Bloom let the philly crackheads come here for rehabilitation and they did not leave. They brought their criminal ways to the port. This was once a nice town  More

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Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Williamsport my whole life, I am 32 years old, and have been married for 12 years,my wife and I just bought a house in a "bad" neighborhood, and the  More

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Over 11 years ago

the cost of living here in pa has sky rocket here in the last 4 years rents used a 3 bedroom house use to cost 500.00 a month with nothing furnish now it cost 1200  More

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