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Indianapolis, IN vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 60.7% more per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% lower in Pittsburgh than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis

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 Indianapolis, INPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,503$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,672$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7113.1616.23
 Students per Librarian9315424573
 Students per Counselor613327530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.7%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  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 1 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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ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total
ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total

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