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South San Francisco, CA vs Philadelphia, PA

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- Philadelphia spends 28.7% more per student than South San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% lower in Philadelphia than in South San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South San Francisco

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 South San Francisco, CAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,087$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,271$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.7915.0416.23
 Students per Librarian805523804573
 Students per Counselor431408530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.5%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for South San Francisco    5 Reviews

It's amazing, but many, many people, including people who live in SF, think that SSF is just a part of SF. Not true. We're right across the highway from SFO, which is  More

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Over 16 years ago

One frustrating thing about South City weather is the number of overcast & foggy days, as compared to other nearby cities on the Peninsula. You can literally look  More

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Over 18 years ago

Been living in bayview hunters point for about 12 years now. What I can say that it's a rough place to live, no one cares about us and the mayor of San Francisco  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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ZIPS IN SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
94080 94128
ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total

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