2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brooklyn, NY vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 37.1% more per student than Brooklyn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Philadelphia than in Brooklyn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brooklyn
 Brooklyn, NYPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,855  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor2598  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  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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