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Pittsburgh, PA vs Little Rock, AR

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Highlights
- Little Rock spends 41.5% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Little Rock than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Little Rock had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PALittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$13,630$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$11,202$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$6,137$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1614.0316.23
 Students per Librarian5425454573
 Students per Counselor327361530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%19.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%44.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%2.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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Reviews for Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total
ZIPS IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
72209, 72204, 72205, 72223, 72206, 72211, 72210, 72212, 72103, 72227, 13 total

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