2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shorewood, WI vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 55.9% more per student than Shorewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Philadelphia than in Shorewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shorewood
 Shorewood, WIPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,645  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Shorewood    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Shorewood is as good as it gets in the Milwaukee Metro. Going to keep things simple with a list of pros and cons. PROS: -Amenities (groceries, gyms, restaurants,  More

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This is a nice community, very safe, great school and close to Milwaukee downtown. Hight tax  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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