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Philadelphia, PA vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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- Butte-Silver Bow spends 49.9% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% higher in Butte-Silver Bow than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Butte-Silver Bow had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,950$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4624573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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