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Philadelphia, PA vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa spends 59.1% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% higher in Mesa than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesa had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PAMesa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0418.2416.23
 Students per Librarian238023484573
 Students per Counselor408718530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%27.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%29.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.5%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 Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN MESA, ARIZONA
85204, 85201, 85207, 85205, 85209, 85210, 85202, 85203, 85208, 85206, 14 total

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