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Philadelphia, PA vs White Plains, NY

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Highlights
- White Plains spends 21.4% more per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in White Plains than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- White Plains had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PAWhite Plains, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$31,362$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$27,367$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$18,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0412.7416.23
 Students per Librarian23809324573
 Students per Counselor408315530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%12.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%53.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%19.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%7.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.5%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 White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
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