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Killeen, TX vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 80.1% more per student than Killeen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Philadelphia than in Killeen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Killeen

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 Killeen, TXPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,352$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,453$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,758$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.615.0416.23
 Students per Librarian46523804573
 Students per Counselor342408530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.8%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.7%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.3%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.5%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Killeen    20 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Having a low cost of living does not mean MOVE HERE! It should be a warning sign for what is wrong with this place. Bestplaces.net has Temple included with this  More

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Our family moved here from Ft Worth looking for a smaller city, slower pace, and friendlier people. Plus we wanted to be near to an active military base that serviced  More

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I've lived in Killeen since 1998 when I was assigned here in the Army and loved it so much me and my wife decided to retire here from the Army in 2001. My wife likes the  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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ZIPS IN KILLEEN, TEXAS
76542 76549 76543 76541
ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total

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