2025 Compare Cities Education:
Philadelphia, PA vs Cincinnati, OH

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Highlights
- Cincinnati spends 34.1% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.1% higher in Cincinnati than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cincinnati had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PACincinnati, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,025$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,825$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9414573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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