2026 Compare Cities Education:
Philadelphia, PA vs Hayward, CA

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Highlights
- Hayward spends 31.2% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.7% higher in Hayward than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hayward had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAHayward, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Hayward    4 Reviews

I've lived in Hayward for 20 years. Traditionally a working  More

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Hetchy Hechy water is very pure,the summers are about 78f..warm enough. Winters are sunny for the most part and by average.One University and one College in this small  More

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Over 12 years ago

convenient BART and bus if you have no  More

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