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

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 112.0% more per student than Duluth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Philadelphia than in Duluth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Duluth
 Duluth, GAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor461  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Duluth    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I live within the city limits of Duluth Georgia, I moved here from the Washington DC area. I love Duluth Georgia because it has a small town feel with all the big city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have to wonder if the review of Duluth GA was based on Duluth postal codes or the actual city limits. My query stems from the fact that Fulton is listed as the county  More

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I plan to relocate my family to Duluth, Ga. in the upcoming months and i need a little insight on how life in Duluth, Ga. really is including the negative and positive.  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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