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St. Marys, PA vs New Castle, PA

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- New Castle spends 9.7% more per student than St. Marys.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% higher in New Castle than in St. Marys. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Castle had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Marys
 St. Marys, PANew Castle, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,561$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,025  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6314573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 New Castle    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Climate is average. Winters can last a little longer than average, and summers can be warmer than  More

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Over 19 years ago

Overall, New Castle has a small,friendly community. There are not a lot of jobs there. Most people work in the Pittsburgh. It is easy to afford a home. Similar to  More

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