2025 Compare Cities Education:
Westminster, CO vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 74.1% more per student than Westminster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% lower in Philadelphia than in Westminster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Westminster
 Westminster, COPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Westminster    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Boulder is cool. I hate snow but the mild summers her are wonderful and there is lots to do outdoors for free. Bike friendly, Westminster itself ok, the people are  More

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Hi there- My husband and I are looking to move out of Los Angeles. We love the outdoors and we are big foodies. We are in our early 30's and looking for a place to raise  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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