2025 Compare Cities Education:
Williamston, MI vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 25.2% more per student than Williamston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% lower in Lancaster than in Williamston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 16.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Williamston
 Williamston, MILancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4574573
 Students per Counselor726  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Williamston    6 Reviews

I’ve never lived in Downtown Williamston but I spent my entire life there. I attended school from Pre-K and eventually graduated from high school there. The schools are  More

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Over 16 years ago

Williamston is one of the three “stepping stone” communities between Detroit and Lansing – Fowlerville to the east, Webberville in the middle and Williamston closest to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Williamston is one of the three “stepping stone” communities between Detroit and Lansing – Fowlerville to the east, Webberville in the middle and Williamston closest to  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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