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Fall River, MA vs Philadelphia, PA

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- Philadelphia spends 27.2% more per student than Fall River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Philadelphia than in Fall River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 14.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fall River

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 Fall River, MAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,311$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,937$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.9515.0416.23
 Students per Librarian52923804573
 Students per Counselor353408530
 Grade School Educ.13.5%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.5%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.1%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 8 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    138 Reviews

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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Over 3 years ago

do not go. do not travel to. Will charge you fees, anything - to pay for the mess that they made. Life long resident, born here as well. I'm Very sorry to say. Go  More

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02720 02721 02724 02723
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19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total

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