2024 Compare Cities Education:
Carlisle, PA vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 26.5% more per student than Carlisle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Pittsburgh than in Carlisle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carlisle
 Carlisle, PAPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,415$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,693$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,392$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4613.1616.23
 Students per Librarian7315424573
 Students per Counselor279327530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.8%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.1%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.7%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.6%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Carlisle    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

It's not All bad but people here seem to be more prejudiced against minorities like me. Even more so than people in the South where i used to live.   More

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Carlisle, PA, is at a crossroads of interstate 81 and US 76 (turnpike) which means its easy to get to, and easy to get out to places from. The town of Carlisle itself  More

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We are still suffering from sticker shock after living here for 7 years. This state charges you for EVERYTHING and the ROI is near to nothing. You have to pay a toll  More

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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