2025 Compare Cities Education:
Covington, GA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 112.6% more per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Philadelphia than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, GAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,365  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Covington    11 Reviews

This county sucks. It is so small that you get ripped off by all of the utility company's. They overcharge the customers and do not provide alternative options for  More

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It might have continued to be a nice place to live if it were not for all those criminals and government money parasites within this city. We are forced to live here now  More

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Over 15 years ago

don't know why people would still want to live here it is too much like dekalb but with out the convience of being closer to atlanta. the schools are terrable the houses  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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