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Pittsburgh, PA vs Monterey Park, CA

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- Monterey Park spends 25.2% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 66.1% higher in Monterey Park than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monterey Park had 15.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PAMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 3 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 Monterey Park    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived and raised three children in Monterey Park since 1997. I chose to live here because it is a small and quiet town within range of busy LA. The city has a low  More

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Over 18 years ago

Monterey park is not a bad place to live especially if you are Asian, I'm not...but It's a safe area to live in, in L.A. only 8 minutes to downtown very close to  More

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