2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sandy Springs, GA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 58.9% more per student than Sandy Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% higher in Philadelphia than in Sandy Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandy Springs
 Sandy Springs, GAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Sandy Springs    9 Reviews

Sandy Springs GA is one of the cities that is well know to be one of the best places to live in Georgia. Many fortune 500 corporation calls Sandy Springs home, the real  More

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Over 11 years ago

Sandy Springs is decent area close lots of things atlanta has to offer for family activities and social gatherings.  More

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There are lots of choices for schools, synagogues and community organizations for Jews in Sandy Springs. There are three Jewish day schools and a Jewish high school, for  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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