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Cedar Park, TX vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 104.9% more per student than Cedar Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Philadelphia than in Cedar Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Park
 Cedar Park, TXPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar Park    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

this is where all the clout twitch streamers live (and round rock) lole. come here to get free viewers  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Cedar Park for more than 10 years .And Cedar park is the best place to live! It is not crowded like Austin, and it is not too small either. To summarize  More

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Over 12 years ago

Cedar Park is a mediocre city, at best. As far as weather, the extremely hot and long summers make the quality of life here next to horrible. Also, contrary to the  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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