| Index | South Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
| Average Test Scores | 37% | 28% | 53% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 314 | 2,563 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 248 | 1,626 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 60 | 406 |
| Index | South Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
| Completed 8th grade | 71.0% | 79.9% | 86.9% |
| Completed high school | 68.2% | 78.5% | 85.6% |
| Completed some college | 36.3% | 49.1% | 53.6% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.5% | 31.9% | 37.4% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.3% | 26.3% | 29.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.6% | 10.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.8% | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ardmore, PA | 12,592 | 86% | 75% |
| Bryn Mawr, PA | 3,545 | 85% | 73% |
| Penn Wynne, PA | 5,535 | 84% | 70% |
| Berwyn, PA | 3,228 | 83% | 68% |
| Devon, PA | 1,880 | 82% | 67% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,559,938 | 28% | 43% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,555,324 | 34% | 31% |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,439,358 | 67% | 36% |
| San Diego, CA | 1,374,812 | 46% | 7% |
| Dallas, TX | 1,278,433 | 65% | 31% |
| San Jose, CA | 1,009,363 | 45% | 8% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,559,938 | 28% | 43% |
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