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Kalamazoo, MI vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 27.1% less per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Tampa than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo

Education
 Kalamazoo, MITampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,237$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,940$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3117.2416.23
 Students per Librarian72110264573
 Students per Counselor589476530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.2%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.3%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  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 KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
49006 49001 49008 49007 49074
ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
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