2025 Compare Cities Education:
Goshen, IN vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 90.3% more per student than Goshen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Philadelphia than in Goshen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Goshen
 Goshen, INPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,846  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor437  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.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Goshen    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Long dark cold windy winters and hot humid summers. Though this spring was pleasant in previous years spring seemed to last only a few weeks before summer is upon us.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Long dark winters and 15 hours of sunlight in the summer  More

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Over 17 years ago

When it comes to the weather in Goshen, it is hit or miss. When it calls for rain or snow the weathermen are right about 25% of the time. Of course, they did predict  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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