2026 Compare Cities Education:
Warwick, RI vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 30.7% more per student than Warwick.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Philadelphia than in Warwick. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Warwick
 Warwick, RIPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,970  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Warwick    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I currently live in Northern Warwick, and all I can say is the roads are horrible, its expensive to pay mortgage, and there are gangs. Abandoned buildings are a  More

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Over 14 years ago

I moved here 5 months ago from California for a job and I am loving it here. People are friendly, cost of living is better than in California, crime is low!  More

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On the overview of class room sizes that info is incorrect my son has 29 students in his class 6th grade last year in 5th grade he had 19 students never in the 5+ years  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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