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Philadelphia, PA vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 58.4% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% higher in Tucson than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PATucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0416.6616.23
 Students per Librarian238014474573
 Students per Counselor408519530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.8%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 Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
85710, 85706, 85705, 85719, 85713, 85756, 85711, 85730, 85745, 85712, 21 total

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