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Phoenix, AZ vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 5.1% more per student than Phoenix.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Tampa than in Phoenix. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Phoenix

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 Phoenix, AZTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2417.2416.23
 Students per Librarian234810264573
 Students per Counselor718476530
 Grade School Educ.8.2%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.5%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Phoenix    447 Reviews

Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Phoenix Arizona represents a lot of problems with Arizona but it is the big city which has to carry more burdens than the rest of the greater Phoenix Area. 1.  More

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I have lived here my whole life and it used to be not be as busy as it is. It used to be a state where old people would retire in this state and used to be cheap. To put  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 PHOENIX, ARIZONA
85032, 85033, 85041, 85008, 85035, 85037, 85022, 85009, 85254, 85339, 47 total
ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total

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