2024 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsburgh, PA vs Grand Prairie, TX

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Highlights
- Grand Prairie spends 43.5% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Grand Prairie than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Prairie had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PAGrand Prairie, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$10,291$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1615.0116.23
 Students per Librarian5429714573
 Students per Counselor327361530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%9.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%20.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%25.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%0.7%1.5%
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 1 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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Reviews for Grand Prairie    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

If you are a black man, DON'T BELIEVE THE Texas HYPE, GET A JOB FIRST, GET A JOB FIRST!!! have lots of money, start a business if you can. Why? because there are many  More

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Over 13 years ago

Nice senior  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm from Pennsylvania and we are thinking about moving to Grand Prairie or Plano. The one thing that bothers me is the crime rate in grand prairie. If anyone could give  More

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