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Newport News, VA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 94.4% more per student than Newport News.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in Philadelphia than in Newport News. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Newport News

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 Newport News, VAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,297$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,876$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,733$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5515.0416.23
 Students per Librarian41023804573
 Students per Counselor325408530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.6%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.5%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 8 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  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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ZIPS IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
23608 23602 23606 23601 23607 23605 23604 23603
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