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Philadelphia, PA vs Nashville, TN

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Highlights
- Nashville spends 49.0% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Nashville than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nashville had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PANashville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$13,175$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$11,966$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$6,449$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0417.4616.23
 Students per Librarian23808874573
 Students per Counselor408455530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%18.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%43.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.6%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 Nashville    150 Reviews

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
37013, 37211, 37115, 37221, 37076, 37207, 37209, 37217, 37214, 37206, 27 total

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