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Philadelphia, PA vs Louisville, KY

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Highlights
- Louisville spends 39.6% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in Louisville than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Louisville had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PALouisville, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$14,255$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0415.1516.23
 Students per Librarian23804674573
 Students per Counselor408227530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%31.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.5%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 Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 3 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 3 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
40214, 40216, 40299, 40219, 40229, 40272, 40291, 40245, 40218, 40220, 20 total

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