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San Francisco, CA vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 10.9% more per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.5% lower in Pittsburgh than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco

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 San Francisco, CAPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,016$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,279$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,028$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.413.1616.23
 Students per Librarian12965424573
 Students per Counselor566327530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.8%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.2%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.0%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.0%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  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 FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
94112, 94110, 94122, 94109, 94116, 94121, 94117, 94134, 94118, 94115, 27 total
ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total

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