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Georgetown, SC vs Philadelphia, PA

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- Philadelphia spends 47.3% more per student than Georgetown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% higher in Philadelphia than in Georgetown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Georgetown

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 Georgetown, SCPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,545$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,058$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,254$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.9715.0416.23
 Students per Librarian25023804573
 Students per Counselor371408530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.4%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.5%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Georgetown    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Georgetown like many nice towns are ruined by the foul smell of these mills that not only polute the air but the water as well. Why there are not controls put on them  More

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Over 17 years ago

I don't live in Georgetown, but spent a few days there on vacation in the summer of 2006. I'd never want to live there because of the disgusting, nauseating smell that  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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