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Pittsburgh, PA vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 27.7% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% higher in Columbus than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$13,310$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1617.716.23
 Students per Librarian5426944573
 Students per Counselor327388530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%20.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%37.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

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Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total
ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total

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