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Pittsburgh, PA vs West Reading, PA

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Highlights
- West Reading spends 22.7% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in West Reading than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Reading had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PAWest Reading, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$18,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$14,807$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$9,438$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1614.6716.23
 Students per Librarian5424244573
 Students per Counselor327346530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%14.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%34.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.2%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 West Reading    1 Reviews

West Reading is quite a nice little town. There is a nice main street called Penn Ave. which has many nice little shops, coffee houses, etc. Also nearby are some REAL  More

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