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York, PA vs Smithfield, VA

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Highlights
- Smithfield spends 37.4% less per student than York.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% higher in Smithfield than in York. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Smithfield had 15.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to York
 York, PASmithfield, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8034573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for York    14 Reviews

I have lived in York County for 13 years and operate a business (3 Monkeys Inflatables) here and I think it's a pretty nice place to live however just like anywhere  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in York for a year im from Brooklyn and York was pretty bad its a pretty boring place not much to do and all the stores in the downtown are out of shape im glad  More

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5 miles of drugs gangs and feins after dark it gets worst better off moving to Lancaster or  More

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Reviews for Smithfield    4 Reviews

The entire Isle of Wight area is incredibly racist and a good old boys town. I came to the Hampton Roads area to get away from the racism in the mountains. The areas of  More

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I lived in Smithfield for a few years.not for me.lots of litter,human feces in the phone booth,hot and to Southern for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Smithfield, VA is a bedroom community that has no major industry and has been over developed with houses driving the value of houses down across the entire county. I  More

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