2025 Compare Cities Education:
Philadelphia, PA vs Atlantic City, NJ

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Highlights
- Atlantic City spends 5.5% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% lower in Atlantic City than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atlantic City had 14.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAAtlantic City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,409$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10234573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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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Reviews for Atlantic City    2 Reviews

I am looking for a place to settle. Right now I'm in Memphis and don't want to stay. My home is New York City but I never retrace my steps. My focus has been the  More

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was born in north jersey.. lived in atlantic city for about 40 yrs.. was a great place growing up,, regular rockwell growing up,, now since the casinos over 30yrs or  More

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