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Philadelphia, PA vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 43.9% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% higher in Indianapolis than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PAIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$11,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0417.7116.23
 Students per Librarian23809314573
 Students per Counselor408613530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%32.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.2%1.5%

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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 Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
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