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Punxsutawney, PA vs Pittsburgh, PA

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- Pittsburgh spends 27.1% more per student than Punxsutawney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Pittsburgh than in Punxsutawney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Punxsutawney
 Punxsutawney, PAPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,739  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Punxsutawney    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Punxsutawney Pa is a joke, there is absolutely nothing to do here at all for the younger generation. Jobs are all minimum wage (what little jobs it has), if you don't  More

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Over 16 years ago

This town has alot of low income housing . Not your average country side community. Poor location to raise a  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 2 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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