2026 Compare Cities Education:
Oceanside, NY vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 17.5% less per student than Oceanside.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% higher in Philadelphia than in Oceanside. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oceanside
 Oceanside, NYPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Oceanside    2 Reviews

Oceanside may not have the best of anything, but it has just about everything. Long Beach Road, the main thoroughfare running through Oceanside, will take you to the  More

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and it is dropping slower than the rest of the country. Property taxes? FUGGEDABOUTIT!! Don't move to Nassau County NY if you can at all help it. Sinking  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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