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Phoenix, AZ vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 144.6% more per student than Phoenix.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% lower in Philadelphia than in Phoenix. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Phoenix

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 Phoenix, AZPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2415.0416.23
 Students per Librarian234823804573
 Students per Counselor718408530
 Grade School Educ.8.2%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.5%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Phoenix    447 Reviews

Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area. 1.  More

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I have lived here my whole life and it used to be not be as busy as it is. It used to be a state where old people would retire in this state and used to be cheap. To put  More

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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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ZIPS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA
85032, 85033, 85041, 85008, 85035, 85037, 85022, 85009, 85254, 85339, 47 total
ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total

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