2025 Compare Cities Education:
Aspen, CO vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 2.5% more per student than Aspen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Philadelphia than in Aspen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen
 Aspen, COPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,199  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  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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