2026 Compare Cities Education:
Miami, FL vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 118.3% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% lower in Philadelphia than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  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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