2026 Compare Cities Education:
Cheshire, CT vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 0.7% more per student than Cheshire.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% higher in Pittsburgh than in Cheshire. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cheshire
 Cheshire, CTPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cheshire    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Overall excellent town for raising kids. When comparing towns look at the numbers, they take out any biases. You get the most for your family in  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love Cheshire because the people there are friendly,mind their own business and the town is so pretty! I live in Meriden and I go to Cheshire often just to relax.  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 3 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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