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Waxhaw, NC vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 69.3% more per student than Waxhaw.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% lower in Harrisburg than in Waxhaw. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 15.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waxhaw

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 Waxhaw, NCHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,477$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,153$14,386$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,753$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.7215.8416.23
 Students per Librarian78210044573
 Students per Counselor331390530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%11.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.1%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.1%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.4%22.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.1%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Waxhaw    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Waxhaw used to be a good place, I was born and raised here loving the small friendly town and enviorment. The summer parades were amazing as this was an ideal place to  More

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The schools claim to be good but in reality they are just overrated and kind of bad plus the schools are all overcrowded from everyone moving here. No sidewalks anywhere  More

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Over 13 years ago

It is dangerous and arrogant to jump to conclusions. It is not prejudice towards single women, or any women for that matter. It is a growing saddness that natives feel  More

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Reviews for Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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ZIPS IN WAXHAW, NORTH CAROLINA
28173
ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120

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