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Clearwater, FL vs St. Petersburg, FL

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- St. Petersburg spends 0.0% less per student than Clearwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in St. Petersburg than in Clearwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Clearwater

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 Clearwater, FLSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,625$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164$10,164$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,090$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8915.8916.23
 Students per Librarian8218214573
 Students per Counselor404404530
 Grade School Educ.4.0%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.8%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.1%38.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.3%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Clearwater    23 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here all my life and it is still an amazing place to call home. Rural is long gone, but there are plentiful places to get away from the glitz and glamour that  More

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Just moved here 2 months ago. My utility bill was $160. Water usage was only $31 but the charge for sewer based on the water usage was $42. I was also charged $17.85  More

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I've resided in Clearwater for 30 odd years (no pun intended). It does have it's good and bad. We are an attractive city wrapped around an amazing piece of waterfront.  More

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 4 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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ZIPS IN CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
33756 33764 33755 33761 33763 33759 33765 33767
ZIPS IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
33710, 33713, 33702, 33705, 33712, 33703, 33711, 33716, 33704, 33701, 10 total

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