2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oil City, PA vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 32.1% more per student than Oil City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Pittsburgh than in Oil City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oil City
 Oil City, PAPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,124  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Oil City    6 Reviews

This city is disgusting Watch Netflix cold case files- first episode first season. An 11 year old girl raped by 3 town residents who everyone knew - two brothers went  More

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There are no jobs here, the school system is terrible, the town is only getting deader, and even if you came to retire, the winters are long and harsh, the hospitals are  More

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Over 9 years ago

Oil City is full of wonderful history. Unfortunately that hay day is long gone. Still, it is a nice little town. Like anyplace where people live you have some crime but  More

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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