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Philadelphia, PA vs Colorado Springs, CO

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- Colorado Springs spends 51.5% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% higher in Colorado Springs than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PAColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$10,295$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0417.0616.23
 Students per Librarian23806214573
 Students per Counselor408274530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%40.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Philadelphia    138 Reviews

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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Over 3 years ago

do not go. do not travel to. Will charge you fees, anything - to pay for the mess that they made. Life long resident, born here as well. I'm Very sorry to say. Go  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total

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