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Pittsburgh, PA vs Highland, CA

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Highlights
- Highland spends 37.0% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.8% higher in Highland than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland had 17.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PAHighland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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 2 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 Highland    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Highland for about 14 years. The East Highland area, where I live, is awesome. Great weather and very nice area with affordable and nice planned  More

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Over 13 years ago

Highland is a bedroom comunity to the LA, Orange County area to the west. We are part of the Redlands School dist. and have two Jr. Colleges near by with Cal State San  More

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Over 13 years ago

Is there alot of crime in Highland? What part of the city is  More

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