2024 Compare Cities Education:
Pottsville, PA vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 36.3% more per student than Pottsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Pittsburgh than in Pottsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pottsville
 Pottsville, PAPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,094$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,224$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,682$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.313.1616.23
 Students per Librarian10025424573
 Students per Counselor441327530
 Grade School Educ.4.2%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.1%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.9%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.6%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Pottsville    1 Reviews

Pottsville is a small city. Some may not even consider it so. For those of us who come from a small town, it has all the important benefits of a city...all the while  More

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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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