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Mason, OH vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 96.5% more per student than Mason.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.9% lower in Philadelphia than in Mason. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mason
 Mason, OHPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,801  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor453  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.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Mason    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

our schools are good and also there are many culver's in this place. additionally, i have not been murdered which is a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Mason, in Warren County, has grown to be a fine city, and looks to improve in the future. The city was recently rated as the Number One suburban city in the Tri-state  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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