2025 Compare Cities Education:
Holladay, UT vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 136.4% more per student than Holladay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% lower in Philadelphia than in Holladay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Holladay
 Holladay, UTPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Holladay    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I like the shopping areas and the feel of the neighborhoods. The climate is awesome–four seasons, but it's not as cold as Michigan. I could be wrong, but it feels safe.  More

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Over 11 years ago

Even though this area has 4 distinct seasons they are not extreme compared to areas in the Midwest and East. I explain to people from out of the area that our elevation  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in Holladay, Utah, for the last 23 years. In that time I have lived in two different neighborhoods, both of them filled with great people. I am not a  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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