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Stroudsburg, PA vs Mechanicsville, VA

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- Mechanicsville spends 51.6% less per student than Stroudsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.6% higher in Mechanicsville than in Stroudsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mechanicsville had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Stroudsburg
 Stroudsburg, PAMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,382  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,246$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor266  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Stroudsburg    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I know that many people are afraid of investing in real estate right now and the lenders are stricter, but what a grand opportunity if you were thinking about buying but  More

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The Pocono area has become a suburb of NYC and the metro areas of NJ. The cost of housing has sky rocketed in the last couple of years. Also school taxes have increased  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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