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Philadelphia, PA vs Delran, NJ

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Highlights
- Delran spends 8.1% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% lower in Delran than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Delran had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PADelran, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,999$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9614573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%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.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Delran    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The taxes we pay in the state of NJ & Delran is really forcing us to look into moveing to another  More

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Over 17 years ago

I grew up in this area and love living here. But I don't feel we can live here much longer due land taxes & car insurance. Delran is a great place to live but again we  More

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