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Washington, DC vs Scranton, PA

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- Scranton spends 46.1% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% higher in Scranton than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scranton had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCScranton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,331$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,367$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14464573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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