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Philadelphia, PA vs Baltimore, MD

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Highlights
- Baltimore spends 19.5% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Baltimore than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Baltimore had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PABaltimore, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$20,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$16,085$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$10,231$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0415.2116.23
 Students per Librarian238013844573
 Students per Counselor408535530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%9.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%34.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.5%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 3 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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