2024 Compare Cities Education:
Provo, UT vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 162.8% more per student than Provo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.4% lower in Philadelphia than in Provo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Provo
 Provo, UTPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,835$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,859$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.4315.0416.23
 Students per Librarian329323804573
 Students per Counselor556408530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.7%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Provo    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 6 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  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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