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Pittston, PA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 50.2% more per student than Pittston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Philadelphia than in Pittston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittston

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 Pittston, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,203$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,977$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8215.0416.23
 Students per Librarian136423804573
 Students per Counselor553408530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.1%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.3%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.1%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Pittston    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

This area is really going to the dogs - corrupt politicians, a run-down building being destroyed by fire every week, etc. Sure there are some new businesses moving in,  More

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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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