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

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 89.0% more per student than Naples.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Philadelphia than in Naples. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Naples
 Naples, FLPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,711  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Naples    71 Reviews

When I moved to Naples a few years ago an average one bedroom apartment cost 1000 a month to rent. Now the average one bedroom apartment is over $2200 and rising  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a beautiful town. Super clean, green, and people are happy. Cost of living is relative to where you are coming from. Also, depends on the area of Naples. The  More

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Warm weather, nice beaches, some good restaurants, and botanical gardens to check out. Unfortunately, the hospitals are terrible, there is not much to do, and too many  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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