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Philadelphia, PA vs Milton, FL

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Highlights
- Milton spends 59.0% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Milton than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Milton had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAMilton, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,587$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9864573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Milton    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

the recent collapse of the housing market has made the situation in the job market very dismal. there are some IT jobs thru clearwire that are new tho. If you think you  More

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My experience as a "newcomer" to the Milton area found welcoming business owners, Pensacola Junior College employees, county employees at many offices, and workers at  More

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Over 20 years ago

Very "born and raised", "born again" town. Not friendly to newcomers. Better if you belong to a Fundamentalist/Evangelical church. Otherwise, acceptance into the  More

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