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Okeechobee, FL vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 14.8% more per student than Okeechobee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% lower in Tampa than in Okeechobee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Okeechobee

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 Okeechobee, FLTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,674$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,108$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,246$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.317.2416.23
 Students per Librarian128110264573
 Students per Counselor427476530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.8%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.9%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 15 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 16 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  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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