2024 Compare Cities Education:
Philadelphia, PA vs Bensalem, PA

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Highlights
- Bensalem spends 16.9% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% lower in Bensalem than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bensalem had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PABensalem, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$21,476$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$17,366$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$11,523$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0414.0316.23
 Students per Librarian23804244573
 Students per Counselor408327530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%29.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.9%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bensalem    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I live in a 1400 square foot ranch townhouse and it would probably sell for  More

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Over 17 years ago

A sad little suburb of Philly that is comprised almost entirely of strip malls. My husband likes to joke that you could drive from one end of Bensalem to the other by  More

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