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Pittsburgh, PA vs Spring Lake, NC

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- Spring Lake spends 56.6% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Spring Lake than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spring Lake had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PASpring Lake, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,015$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5574573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Spring Lake    1 Reviews

I read tommy review and i dont know how a person can go three years with no job .Do you live on the system ? We live in fayetteville north carolina .there are no jobs  More

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