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West Valley City, UT vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 113.1% more per student than West Valley City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.0% lower in Pittsburgh than in West Valley City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 11.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Valley City
 West Valley City, UTPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for West Valley City    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

West Valley City has 3 pretty distinct areas/neighborhoods. They're separated by zip code. East of the 3200 W can be pretty rough. I would not live there. Between the  More

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Over 11 years ago

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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 2 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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