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Pittsburgh, PA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 10.9% more per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% higher in Philadelphia than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1615.0416.23
 Students per Librarian54223804573
 Students per Counselor327408530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.8%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 Philadelphia    138 Reviews

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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Over 3 years ago

do not go. do not travel to. Will charge you fees, anything - to pay for the mess that they made. Life long resident, born here as well. I'm Very sorry to say. Go  More

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ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total
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