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Shamokin, PA vs Lindenhurst, NY

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Highlights
- Lindenhurst spends 88.3% more per student than Shamokin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in Lindenhurst than in Shamokin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lindenhurst had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shamokin
 Shamokin, PALindenhurst, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Shamokin    3 Reviews

I went to visit and almost purchased a home there but the home had a problem, doesn't mean that I will not go back, I really don't understand why so much bad talk about  More

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Shamokin, PA is an old coal town that's multiple decades past its prime. The area is growing with dilapidated and unsafe buildings while the city is bankrupt, unable to  More

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alright here is a comment unless you ar a raging alcoholic shamokin is the place where your happiness would go to die and i am serious you cant get a job here i hate it  More

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Reviews for Lindenhurst    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

As a resident and business owner, I find the town of Lindenhurst in Suffolk County NY to be a great  More

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we pay a lot of money to say we live On Long Island. Its insane. there is a huge divide of the North shore vs the South Shore. Lindenhurst sits on the South. I think  More

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Over 16 years ago

As I reach retirement age I no longer belive I can afford to live in  More

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