2025 Compare Cities Education:
Keyser, WV vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 100.9% more per student than Keyser.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% higher in Philadelphia than in Keyser. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Keyser
 Keyser, WVPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,984  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.2%  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.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Keyser    1 Reviews

Amazingly beautiful surroundings. Keyser is nestled in the valley between mountains. Located at about 600Ft.. and surrounded by mountains that reach 2500 ft, its 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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