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Yardley, PA vs Melrose, MA

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- Melrose spends 9.7% more per student than Yardley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in Melrose than in Yardley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melrose had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yardley
 Yardley, PAMelrose, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,366  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Yardley    1 Reviews
bob · Morrisville, PA
great town but expensive
Over 19 years ago

I recently moved to Yardley just before the 2005 floods. Yardley is a great town, perhaps one of the best in the whole Philadelphia metropolitan area. Yardley has a  More

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Roy · Framingham, MA
great community
Over 12 years ago

Melrose is located a mere 7 miles from Boston and is only one of four cities in MA without a major road traversing, there are three commuter rail stops. It's filled  More

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