2025 Compare Cities Education:
Potomac, MD vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 30.9% more per student than Potomac.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Philadelphia than in Potomac. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Potomac
 Potomac, MDPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree14.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Potomac    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Spring and Fall can be quite glorious when the leaves turn or the tulips pop out and the humidity is lower. Winter, while it has some splendid "snow days," goes on much  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Potomac area in Montgomery County, Maryland, has the best of everything. High schools rated in the top 5 in the State, easy access to the Nation's Capitol,  More

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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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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