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Merrillville, IN vs Pittsburgh, PA

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- Pittsburgh spends 78.5% more per student than Merrillville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% lower in Pittsburgh than in Merrillville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merrillville
 Merrillville, INPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  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 2 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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