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Philadelphia, PA vs Brisbane, CA

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Highlights
- Brisbane spends 22.3% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.6% higher in Brisbane than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brisbane had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PABrisbane, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$15,457$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0419.7916.23
 Students per Librarian238080554573
 Students per Counselor408431530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%14.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%8.8%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Brisbane    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

is the name of this town because during the winter holiday people put up stars on their homes that can been seen from the entrance to the town that are donated by shops  More

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Brisbane is a very cute little town/city/suburb. But it's kind of expensive and a little bit difficult and long to get into the city. And as far as getting around in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

awesome climate to live  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
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