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Grass Valley, CA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 16.1% more per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% lower in Philadelphia than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley

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 Grass Valley, CAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$22,261$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,309$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.9715.0416.23
 Students per Librarian840223804573
 Students per Counselor433408530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  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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95945
ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total

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