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Philadelphia, PA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 59.1% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% higher in Scottsdale than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PAScottsdale, 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%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.9%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 Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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