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West Reading, PA vs Philadelphia, PA

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- Philadelphia spends 43.5% more per student than West Reading.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Philadelphia than in West Reading. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Reading

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 West Reading, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,007$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,807$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,438$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6715.0416.23
 Students per Librarian42423804573
 Students per Counselor346408530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.0%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for West Reading    1 Reviews

West Reading is quite a nice little town. There is a nice main street called Penn Ave. which has many nice little shops, coffee houses, etc. Also nearby are some REAL  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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