2026 Compare Cities Education:
Conroe, TX vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 121.3% more per student than Conroe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% lower in Philadelphia than in Conroe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Conroe
 Conroe, TXPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,264  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor435  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.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Conroe    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Living in Conroe and driving to Houston for work is a death-defying feat. My steering wheel in my Honda still has grip marks from the sheer stress of the traffic  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have a very high quality of life here. We have lots of trees and privacy yet all the conveniences of The Woodlands only 5 minutes  More

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Over 17 years ago

Love it! Stay a  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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