2024 Compare Cities Education:
Palmdale, CA vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 33.7% more per student than Palmdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.8% lower in Pittsburgh than in Palmdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 22.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmdale
 Palmdale, CAPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8613.1616.23
 Students per Librarian65655424573
 Students per Counselor380327530
 Grade School Educ.11.7%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.76.3%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.2%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  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 1 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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