2025 Compare Cities Education:
White Plains, NY vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 25.7% less per student than White Plains.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% higher in Pittsburgh than in White Plains. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to White Plains
 White Plains, NYPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for White Plains    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The city does a very good job promoting youth sports. They recently upgraded a number of sporting venues including the high school & middle school football fields &  More

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Over 17 years ago

I love living in White Plains there are many activities,reataurants and it's close to New York City.The only draw back to me is the occasional heavy and unpredictable  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a fantastic place to live and I wish I didn't have to move, but now that I'm looking to buy my first home outside my parents house (which was bought for 122,000  More

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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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