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Fairmont, WV vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 101.0% more per student than Fairmont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Philadelphia than in Fairmont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairmont

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 Fairmont, WVPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,855$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,581$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,531$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9515.0416.23
 Students per Librarian52923804573
 Students per Counselor296408530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.6%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.3%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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