2025 Compare Cities Education:
Philadelphia, PA vs West Covina, CA

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Highlights
- West Covina spends 32.6% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.3% higher in West Covina than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Covina had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAWest Covina, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 West Covina    3 Reviews

Great city with a strong local government including local police and fire departments. A couple of shopping malls, which are constantly under improvement to bring in  More

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West Covina is in a great location, it is not too far from the beach, mountains, Disneyland, and much more! The weather is constantly beautiful! Warm, breezy days in  More

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Over 18 years ago

i live in south hills.. it is a very nice community.. however i am not a fan of southern california at  More

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