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San Carlos, CA vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 16.0% more per student than San Carlos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% lower in Pittsburgh than in San Carlos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Carlos
 San Carlos, CAPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for San Carlos    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I have lived in San Carlos for over 15 years and absolutely love it! There is a great mix of age groups and it is becoming more ethnically diverse. Kids play on my  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 3 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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