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Pittsburgh, PA vs Spokane, WA

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Highlights
- Spokane spends 24.2% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% higher in Spokane than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PASpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$13,157$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1616.5416.23
 Students per Librarian54218994573
 Students per Counselor327368530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%25.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%32.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.3%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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Over 1 years ago

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 Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total
ZIPS IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
99208, 99205, 99223, 99207, 99203, 99224, 99202, 99217, 99201, 99026, 11 total

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