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Philadelphia, PA vs West Sacramento, CA

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- West Sacramento spends 45.9% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.2% higher in West Sacramento than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Sacramento had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAWest Sacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,977$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,130$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock49694573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Sacramento    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Horrible-all the way around. The worst people I have ever met and it's all over and well known for it. I would have thought the area would have been pretty  More

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Over 18 years ago

For those of you who love warm without humidity, this is the place for you. We have at least three months with an average temperture of + 80 degrees  More

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