2025 Compare Cities Education:
Denton, TX vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 44.9% more per student than Denton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% lower in Pittsburgh than in Denton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Denton
 Denton, TXPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,859  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 12 years ago

an amazing city to study  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 2 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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