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St. Marys, PA vs Lehighton, PA

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- Lehighton spends 27.2% more per student than St. Marys.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% higher in Lehighton than in St. Marys. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lehighton had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Marys
 St. Marys, PALehighton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,354$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,025  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,314$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for St. Marys    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The population continues to decline in St. Marys. The Census Bureau came out with their latest numbers and the population continues to decline. In 2011 it was at  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place is full of nothing but old people and rednecks. They have no idea what the rest of the world is like because they are very isolated geographically and  More

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St. Marys, and the whole Elk County area are a textbook example of the term "Brain Drain." Ever since the mid to late 90's, most of the youth that went away to college  More

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Reviews for Lehighton    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 1986 due to a job transfer and have hated it the whole time. Lots of people on drugs sporting tattoos and dragging 2-3 kids around - but  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have no idea where this number came from. Lehighton is the only town I've ever lived in (or even visited) where I have absolutely no fears about taking my dog for a  More

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I lived in Lehighton for the first 35 years of my life, then I finally had to get out. I was going nowhere. Lehighton is known for people being born and raised there and  More

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