2024 Compare Cities Education:
Brighton, CO vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 74.1% more per student than Brighton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% lower in Philadelphia than in Brighton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brighton
 Brighton, COPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,840$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,182$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6715.0416.23
 Students per Librarian100423804573
 Students per Counselor324408530
 Grade School Educ.4.6%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.9%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.3%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Brighton    2 Reviews

I bought a house in Adams County Colorado found out that the same family had built my house and the house next door and shared the driveway the realestat agents told me  More

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Over 14 years ago

My name is Sandra I use to live in Eagle Pass until I got married and move to Colorado.I go and visit my parents once or twice a year they live in Chula Vista  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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