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San Diego, CA vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 42.4% more per student than San Diego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.9% lower in Pittsburgh than in San Diego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Diego

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 San Diego, CAPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,358$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,084$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6513.1616.23
 Students per Librarian187445424573
 Students per Counselor513327530
 Grade School Educ.5.7%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.3%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.6%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.8%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.4%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  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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ZIPS IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
92154, 92126, 92105, 92114, 92115, 92113, 92117, 92129, 92130, 92128, 38 total
ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total

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