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Spokane, WA vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 31.9% more per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% lower in Pittsburgh than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane

Education
 Spokane, WAPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,661$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,051$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5413.1616.23
 Students per Librarian18995424573
 Students per Counselor368327530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%3.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 2 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  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 SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
99208, 99205, 99223, 99207, 99203, 99224, 99202, 99217, 99201, 99026, 11 total
ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total

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