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St. Marys, PA vs Mahaffey, PA

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- Mahaffey spends 15.1% more per student than St. Marys.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% higher in Mahaffey than in St. Marys. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mahaffey had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Marys
 St. Marys, PAMahaffey, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,427$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,025  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,481$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4054573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Mahaffey    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

My ancestors came from County Dunnagal, Ireland in the late 1700's. Nothing much there but hill and rock; and oppression. Many stayed in Lancaster. Others moved toward  More

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