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Boston, MA vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 20.7% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% higher in Pittsburgh than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston

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 Boston, MAPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$29,396$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,967$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.2513.1616.23
 Students per Librarian7175424573
 Students per Counselor567327530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.7%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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ZIPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total
ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total

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