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North Adams, MA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 10.6% more per student than North Adams.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.0% higher in Philadelphia than in North Adams. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Adams

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 North Adams, MAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,370$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,206$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,441$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.315.0416.23
 Students per Librarian39723804573
 Students per Counselor370408530
 Grade School Educ.6.0%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.7%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for North Adams    2 Reviews

I have lived in and around North Adams Ma (NAMA) my entire life. This small city is like the Phoenix rising out of the ashes. The city government has worked with local  More

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Over 15 years ago

"...There are about 0 students per teacher in North Adams." I was curious to read the updated student to teacher ratio... will this be updated? The classrooms are not  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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