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Sunbury, PA vs Bethlehem township, PA

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- Bethlehem township spends 27.0% more per student than Sunbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Bethlehem township than in Sunbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethlehem township had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunbury
 Sunbury, PABethlehem township, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,616$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6034573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sunbury    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Dont get me wrong, I like Sunbury. However, lately crime seems to be a bit higher, and it is definitely an economically repressed area. A lot of the major factories  More

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Over 20 years ago

This town is the worst, aside from looking like a decent place if you are passing through there is nothing else. There is nothing to do for recreation, for kids or  More

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I have lived in this area since I was born 23 years ago. The economy is horrible, the unemployment is high, there isn't any job growth, businesses are closing left and  More

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Reviews for Bethlehem Township    1 Reviews

I am a transplant from San Diego, CA. I first moved here in 1997 and left to go back to San Diego in 2003. I have since moved back here to Bethlehem (as of August  More

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