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Myerstown, PA vs Philadelphia, PA

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- Philadelphia spends 55.2% more per student than Myerstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Philadelphia than in Myerstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Myerstown

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 Myerstown, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,653$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,130$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,136$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1115.0416.23
 Students per Librarian66123804573
 Students per Counselor395408530
 Grade School Educ.3.9%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.8%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.5%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.5%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Myerstown    1 Reviews

Myerstown Pa is a town where there is one cop that does nothing except shofers the mayor around or hides out on her shift thay olny herass new commers if you call the  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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