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Altoona, PA vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 35.5% less per student than Altoona.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% higher in Tampa than in Altoona. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Altoona

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 Altoona, PATampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,215$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,370$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,226$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6617.2416.23
 Students per Librarian94510264573
 Students per Counselor311476530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.2%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.5%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.6%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Altoona    11 Reviews

Sun rises and sets over 2000+ ft. mountains, which does seem to shorten your summer days. It gets hot and humid in the summer, with not a lot of wind or airflow,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Though the climate in Altoona is cold in the Winter, it does often get less snow than Western Pennsylvania because of the Allegheny Front mountain range just to the west  More

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I grew up in Hollidaysburg near Altoona. The city has had its ups and downs throughout the years but all in all I think that central PA has the most beautiful scenery  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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ZIPS IN ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA
16601 16602
ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total

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