2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Charles, MO vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 75.8% more per student than St. Charles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% higher in Philadelphia than in St. Charles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Charles
 St. Charles, MOPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor302  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for St. Charles    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I grew up here and I loved everything about the county. There are thousands of little trails all over the place, so when I was a child we would always go running around  More

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Over 10 years ago

It is way too hot & humid here in the summer. Winters are great, except for a lack of  More

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Good growth, decent economics, below average politics. School system above  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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