2024 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsburgh, PA vs Hot Springs, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 40.3% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% higher in Hot Springs than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PAHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$9,926$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1614.0916.23
 Students per Librarian5425354573
 Students per Counselor327335530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%9.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%25.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%22.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%0.7%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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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 Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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