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Pittsburgh, PA vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 5.3% more per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Syracuse than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$20,322$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1612.7116.23
 Students per Librarian5426214573
 Students per Counselor327310530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%10.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%2.0%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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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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total
ZIPS IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
13210, 13208, 13204, 13205, 13203, 13206, 13207, 13224, 13202, 13290, 10 total

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