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Okeechobee, FL vs Philadelphia, PA

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- Philadelphia spends 167.1% more per student than Okeechobee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% lower in Philadelphia than in Okeechobee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Okeechobee
 Okeechobee, FLPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,108  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 17 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 18 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  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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