2025 Compare Cities Education:
Philadelphia, PA vs Oxford, PA

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Highlights
- Oxford spends 20.5% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Oxford than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oxford had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAOxford, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5544573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Oxford    2 Reviews

Don't move here - The cost of living is very expensive, the crime problem is out of hand (we've been robbed 2 times in the last year) and it's way to  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have been in Oxford for abour 2 years now and love it!..its a great place for  More

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