2025 Compare Cities Education:
Golden Valley, AZ vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 173.7% more per student than Golden Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.4% lower in Philadelphia than in Golden Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Golden Valley
 Golden Valley, AZPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,572  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Golden Valley    2 Reviews

Golden Valley is the last of the greatest places left to to own property and live comfortably. The temperature averages between 70's and mid 90's in summer. When  More

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No comments as of this comment, well except this one. haha Interesting notes of the area is is is still higher elevation than "the valley" (Bullhead City area) so not  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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