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West Orange, NJ vs Philadelphia, PA

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- Philadelphia spends 2.3% less per student than West Orange.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Philadelphia than in West Orange. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Orange

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 West Orange, NJPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$26,449$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,272$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,580$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6415.0416.23
 Students per Librarian123723804573
 Students per Counselor416408530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.0%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.0%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.4%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.8%1.5%

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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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