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Takoma Park, MD vs Penn Hills, PA

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- Penn Hills spends 18.1% more per student than Takoma Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Penn Hills than in Takoma Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Penn Hills had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Takoma Park
 Takoma Park, MDPenn Hills, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Takoma Park    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have been a resident of Takoma Park since 1987. During that time, I have watched it change from a haven for artists and musicians to a yuppified, pretentious,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

Walk to the Metro, to stores, to  More

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Reviews for Penn Hills    2 Reviews

I was born at Mercy Hospital - now U. of Pittsburgh Med. Ctr. in the 1950's. I grew up for the first 5 years in Penn Hills. It was idyllic area for a kid. We lived on  More

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Over 17 years ago

Commuting into the city of Pittsburgh from Penn Hills is very frustrating. A 10-mile trip can take 45 minutes, even outside of normal rush-hour  More

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