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Philadelphia, PA vs Evansville, IN

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Highlights
- Evansville spends 50.6% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Evansville than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Evansville had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PAEvansville, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$12,763$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$11,087$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$6,127$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0415.1916.23
 Students per Librarian23807534573
 Students per Counselor408411530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%21.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%22.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%0.9%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Evansville    34 Reviews

I have lived in many places including Chicago Gary Indiana, Reno Nevada, Western Kentucky, and the north, west, and east side of Evansville so when I read the things  More

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I have lived in many places including Chicago Gary Indiana, Reno Nevada, Western Kentucky, and the north, west, and east side of Evansville so when I read the things  More

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Moved here from Gary Indiana decades ago due to Gary's violence. Well Im moving away from Evansville for the same reason. Im Done! Drugs are just everywhere & 23  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
47714 47711 47710 47713 47708

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